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http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14390| Title: | Digging Deeper into Digg: Power Users, Gatekeepers and Agenda Setting |
| Authors: | Spong, Daryl |
| Keywords: | Digg;new media;gatekeeping;agenda-setting;news aggregation;Communication Technology and New Media;Graphic Communications;Journalism Studies;Communication Technology and New Media |
| Publication Date: | 31-Aug-2011 |
| Abstract: | <p>A content analysis looking at Digg’s front page material and users from June 2010 to May 2011, attempting to find patterns that suggest inequality amongst how the site’s front page material is published. With an emphasis on gatekeeping and agenda-setting, a sample size of over 2,600 front page posts were reviewed, finding that Digg’s front page was indeed controlled by a small group of users.</p> |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14390 |
| Identifier: | cmst_grad_research/10 1009 2211874 |
| Appears in Collections: | Major Research Projects (MA in Communication and New Media) |
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