How journalists verify user-generated content during terrorist crises. Analyzing Twitter communication during the Brussels attacks

Social media, and Twitter in particular, have become important sources for journalists in times of crises. User-generated content (UGC) can provide journalists with on-site information and material they otherwise would not have access to. But how they source and verify UGC has not yet been systemati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adrian Rauchfleisch, Xenia Artho, Julia Metag, Senja Post, Mike S. Schäfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305117717888