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Abstract
This study examined the social network that emerged on Twitter surrounding a mobile reporting class as they covered a national breaking news event. The work introduces pedagogical strategies that enhance students’ learning opportunities. Through NodeXL and social network cluster analysis, six groups emerged from the Twitter interactions tied to the class’s Twitter account, and four of the six were anchored by a student journalist in the class. By gathering their own social network around them, the students had the opportunity to experience what Hermida calls ambient journalism.
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Author Biography
Julie Jones is associate professor at the University of Oklahoma where she teaches multimedia and mobile journalism. She has teaching awards from the International Communication Association, Kappa Theta Alpha, and is the 2015 recipient of the Joseph Costa award, named for the founder of the nearly 70-year-old National Press Photographers’ Association.
