Who Retweets Whom: How Digital And Legacy Journalists Interact on Twitter

This brief by three PhD candidates at The University of Washington (Michael L. Barthel, Ruth Moon, and William Mari) takes a snapshot of how fifteen political journalists from BuzzFeed, Politico, and The New York Times (representing digital, hybrid, and legacy outlets, respectively) interact. The researchers place those interactions in the context of reporters’ longstanding traditions of gossip, goading, collaboration, and competition.

Project lead: Philip Howard

Team members: Michael Barthel, Ruth Moon, William Mari