Abstract
A consideration of the place of Twitter in the sphere of sport news and sport's profile in emerging social media. It is argued that Twitter, against its democratic and participatory potential, serves mainly to consolidate the cultural and communicative base of contemporary idols of (sporting) consumption.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The future of 24-hour news: new directions, new challenges |
| Editors | S. Cushion, R. Sambrook |
| Place of Publication | New York, USA |
| Publisher | Peter Lang |
| Pages | 213-226 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781433136948 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781433130472 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |