The Impact of Social Media on Newsmaking Process at Oromia Broadcasting Network: Facebook in Focus

dc.contributor.advisorZerai, Abdissa (PhD)
dc.contributor.authorKenea, Wagari
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T08:04:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-08T13:38:11Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T08:04:19Z
dc.date.available2023-11-08T13:38:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractThis study was aimed at examining the impact of social media, mainly Facebook on newsmaking process at Oromia Broadcasting Network Television. The relevant theoretical frameworks employed for the topic were information network theory, media convergence theory and technological determinism/McLuhan’s media ecology. Qualitative data gathering techniques of structured interview and overt observation were employed to undertake the study. Using purposive sampling technique, 30 newsroom practitioners were selected for the interview. Structured interview was employed mainly to get reliable data that can enable the researcher to examine whether there are social media impacts on newsmaking process in mainstream media, while observation was used to get preliminary information on newsmaking activities at OBN TV newsroom and for cross-checking interviewees’ responses. The data was collected from April to May 2018 and analyzed qualitatively by using discursive strategy informed by the chosen theoretical frameworks. The study reveals that Facebook exerts influence on TV newsmaking process through either feeding updated information or killing the news story; it especially poses a challenge with regard to determining news angle. Social media, especially Facebook threw out the traditional principles of newsmaking process employed in the mainstream media for providing breaking news. What is more, Facebook exerts a profound influence on newsgathering and editorial decision making process besides challenging the principle of journalistic verification in order to ascertain the truthfulness of the story. Further, although the organization is multi-channeled, the broadcaster’s journalists were busy feeding a single medium; however, social media/Facebook often employs a converged multi-media journalism. Thus, based on the findings, some pertinent recommendations are suggested.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/16409
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAddis Ababa Universityen_US
dc.subjectSocial Media on Newsmaking Processen_US
dc.subjectNetwork: Facebook in Focusen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Social Media on Newsmaking Process at Oromia Broadcasting Network: Facebook in Focusen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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