Twitter : social communication in the Twitter age / Dhiraj Murthy.
Murthy, Dhiraj, author.
2013
HM743.T95 M87 2013 (Mapit)
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Title Twitter : social communication in the Twitter age / Dhiraj Murthy.
Author Murthy, Dhiraj, author.
ISBN 9780745652399 paperback
0745652395 paperback
9780745652382 hardcover
0745652387 hardcover
Published Cambridge, UK : Polity, 2013.
Language English
Description xiii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Call Number HM743.T95 M87 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 302.3/0285
Summary Twitter has become a household name, discussed both for its role in prominent national elections, natural disasters, and political movements, as well as for what some malign as narcissistic "chatter." This book takes a critical step back from popular discourse and media coverage of Twitter, to present a scholarly engagement with this popular medium. In this timely and comprehensive introduction, the author not only discusses Twitter's role in our political, economic, and social lives, but also draws a historical line between the telegraph and Twitter to reflect on changes in social communication over time. The book examines Twitter as an emergent global communications medium and provides a theoretical framework for students, scholars, and tweeters to reflect critically on the impact of Twitter and the contemporary media environment. The book uses case studies including citizen journalism, health, and national disasters to provide insights and to help decipher some of the ways in which Twitter and social media more broadly may be shaping contemporary life.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-183) and index.
Series Digital media and society series.
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What is Twitter?
Contextualizing Twitter
Theorizing Twitter
Twitter and journalism
Twitter and disasters
Twitter and activism
Twitter and health
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