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Central European Journal of Communication

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Polish and Swedish journalist-politician Twitter networks: Who are the gatekeepers?

Elena Johansson 
UMEÅ UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN

Jacek Nożewski 
UNIVERSITY OF WROCŁ AW, POLAND

ABSTRACT: The relationship between journalists and political sources takes different forms and extends from adversarial to advocating. The question which side ‘leads the tango’ has always been central to this approach. Since technological development has led to hybridization of (the)media system(s), the nature of communication has been reshaped in many ways. The emergence of social media has challenged the journalistic profession, especially journalists’ role as gatekeepers, but provided extra space for interaction with sources. Increasing professionalization of politics has reinforced the role of press secretaries/advisers. This is a comparative study of interaction among Polish and Swedish journalists, ministers, and press secretaries in Twitter provided by network analysis and three social network concepts as density, modularity, and centralization. In this analysis, a more influential position is conceptualized in terms of ‘communicative resources’ or ‘accumulated capacity’. Swedish journalists have more opportunities to act as gatekeepers (or ‘key users’) in the Twitter network; in Poland, it is rather the political side.

 

DOI: 10.19195/1899-5101.11.2(21).2

KEYWORDS: political/government communication, journalists, ministers, press secretaries, relationsgatekeepers, network analysis, Twitter.

FULL TEXT: Polish-and-Swedish-journalist-politician-Twitter (PDF / 5.61 Mb)

AUTHORS:

  • Elena Johansson
    ORCID: 0000-0002-5786-1106
    UMEÅ UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN
  • Jacek Nożewski
    ORCID: 0000-0001-7211-147X
    UNIVERSITY OF WROCŁ AW, POLAND