Time, place, technology: Twitter as an information source in the Wisconsin labor protests

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Highlights：

• We investigated Twitter’s use in citizen journalism in the Wisconsin labor protests.

• Study of 775,030 tweets revealed differences in mobile and non-mobile use.

• Mobile users were more likely to post news links.

• Tweets with links also contained more hashtags than those without.

• Results suggest two-part #wiunion network: protesters and virtual supporters.

摘要

•We investigated Twitter’s use in citizen journalism in the Wisconsin labor protests.•Study of 775,030 tweets revealed differences in mobile and non-mobile use.•Mobile users were more likely to post news links.•Tweets with links also contained more hashtags than those without.•Results suggest two-part #wiunion network: protesters and virtual supporters.

论文关键词：Twitter,Protest mobilization,Citizen journalism,Labor,Wisconsin protests

论文评审过程：Available online 30 October 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.011