
doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2199144
This study examines the transformation of agenda setting in the converged user/producer media environment by comparing the topical issue agendas of two traditional media outlets (NY Times and CNN) with the trending agendas of two social network sites (Facebook and Twitter). Time-series analyses identify the extent to which traditional media inform the agenda for social media as well as reciprocal agenda-setting effects of social media topics entering traditional media agendas. Findings illustrate core differences between certain traditional and social media agendas, but also situate within social media agenda trends that extend from media uses considered here. Additional results further suggest important topical and event-oriented limitations upon the predictive capacity of social network sites to shape traditional media agendas over time.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 16 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
