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The newsworthiness of the “March for Science” in Germany: comparing news factors in journalistic media and on Twitter

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Germany was second in the number of March for Science participants. Applying news value theory, this article analyzes the newsworthiness of the 2018 March for Science in Germany, comparing journalistic (online) reporting on the march (N=86) and Twitter communication about #marchforscience (N=591). The results of the content analyses reveal that news factors were more frequent and reached higher intensities in journalistic reporting than on Twitter. Relevance, prominence, personalization, and influence were the news factors most emphasized by journalists. On Twitter, reach was the only news factor correlating with social media engagement (likes, comments, and retweets).

Source: Journal of Science Communication

DOI: 10.22323/2.20020203

Authors: Lars Guenther, Georg Ruhrmann, Mercedes C. Zaremba, Natalie Weigelt

Language: English

Topic: Media Studies and Communication

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung

OpenAlex ID: W3135581357

FWCI: 3.308

Cites: 36

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10