TY - JOUR
T1 - News Aggregation and Content Differences in Online Cancer News
AU - Hurley, Ryan J.
AU - Tewksbury, David
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Gatekeepers usually control news information. However, recent technological advancements might require rethinking previous gatekeeping hierarchies. Aggregation algorithms currently filter and present news information to millions of American Internet users daily. A content analysis demonstrates significant differences between health news content retrieved from Web sites that aggregate their articles from many sources (e.g., Google News), and those that focus on providing news from a limited number of sources (e.g., CNN.com). Explanations for these content differences are discussed, as are implications concerning health information seeking and Internet news consumption.
AB - Gatekeepers usually control news information. However, recent technological advancements might require rethinking previous gatekeeping hierarchies. Aggregation algorithms currently filter and present news information to millions of American Internet users daily. A content analysis demonstrates significant differences between health news content retrieved from Web sites that aggregate their articles from many sources (e.g., Google News), and those that focus on providing news from a limited number of sources (e.g., CNN.com). Explanations for these content differences are discussed, as are implications concerning health information seeking and Internet news consumption.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2011.648681
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2011.648681
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858265626
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 56
SP - 132
EP - 149
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 1
ER -