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标题：News Values on Instagram: A Comparative Study of International News
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作者：Ahmed Al-Rawi ; Alaa Al-Musalli ; Abdelrahman Fakida 等
期刊名称：Journalism and Media
电子版ISSN：2673-5172
出版年度：2021
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：305-320
DOI：10.3390/journalmedia2020018
语种：English
出版社：MDPI AG
摘要：This study employs the news values theory and method in the examination of a large dataset of international news retrieved from Instagram. News values theory itself is subjected to critical examination, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. Using a mixed method that includes content analysis and topic modeling, the study investigates the major news topics most ‘liked’ by Instagram audiences and compares them with the topics most reported on by news organizations. The findings suggest that Instagram audiences prefer to consume general news, human-interest stories and other stories that are mainly positive in nature, unlike news on politics and other topics on which traditional news organizations tend to focus. Finally, the paper addresses the implications of the above findings.