User-generated Content
How Journalists Verify User-Generated Content During Terrorist Crises. Analyzing Twitter Communication During the Brussels Attacks
September 18, 2023Social media, and Twitter in particular, have become important sources for journalists in times of crises. User-generated content (UGC) can provide journalists with on-site information and material they otherwise would not have access to. But how they source and verify UGC has not yet been systematically analyzed. This study analyzes sourcing and verification practices on ...