Coverage and public debate in the Madeleine and Isabella cases: media enchainment through blogs, Twitter and mass media A cobertura e o debate público sobre os casos Madeleine e Isabella: encadeamento midiático de blogs, Twitter e mídia massiva

Based on Thornton's media typology (mass media,
 niche media and micromedia), this paper proposes and discusses the concepts of media in-
 formation mix and media enchainment. In order to evaluate the impact of digital interfaces,
 especially blogs and microblogs (Twitte...

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Main Author: Alex Primo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2009-06-01
Series:Galáxia
Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/galaxia/article/view/1912
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Summary:Based on Thornton's media typology (mass media,
 niche media and micromedia), this paper proposes and discusses the concepts of media in-
 formation mix and media enchainment. In order to evaluate the impact of digital interfaces,
 especially blogs and microblogs (Twitter), in the processes of news circulation and debate,
 an empirical investigation was conducted on the coverage and debates about the Madeleine
 McCann and Isabella Nardoni cases. Based on these data, the contemporary media structure
 technology-mediated social interactions are discussed. A partir da proposta de Thornton no sentido de se considerar três níveis de mídia (de
 massa, de nicho e micromídia), este artigo propõe e discute os conceitos de composto
 informacional midiático e encadeamento midiático. Buscando avaliar o impacto das
 interfaces digitais, mais especificamente dos blogs e microblogs (Twitter), nos proces-
 sos de circulação e debate de notícias, conduziu-se uma investigação empírica sobre
 a cobertura e o debate dos casos Madeleine McCann e Isabella Nardoni. A partir dos
 dados levantados, este trabalho reflete sobre a estrutura midiática contemporânea e a
 interação social mediada tecnologicamente.
ISSN:1519-311X
1982-2553