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Venezuelans Journalists in Twitter
El periodista venezolano en Twitter
Autor
Harris, Andrea
Ríos, Omaira
Páez, Ángel
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Resumen
This paper analyses Venezuelan journalists’ profiles in Twitter. The research is based on theoretical references from Cobos (2010), Arcila (2008) and Crucianelli (2010). It’s a descriptive and analytical study, with a non-experimental design. Among 621 journalists registered in Twitter, we chose a sample of 83 for a survey and a sample of 10 (the top ten) for a content analysis. According to the findings this social network tends to be politicized and users are mainly under 30 from Central and Western Venezuela. The study recommends the creation or reformulation of degrees on Media, Communications and Journalism, in order to teach the potential of social networks in the profession.