Social Networking in the News (Romanian News Media Representations of Online Social Networking)
Social Networking in the News (Romanian News Media Representations of Online Social Networking)

Summary/Abstract: Online social networking has recently become a major mass media topic, a source of an optimistic buzz, but also the focus point of various social anxieties. In parallel with the unprecedented rise of social media use among Romanian internet users, Romanian mass media has also been devoting increasing space to the risks and opportunities presented by social networking sites. This paper investigates Romanian news media representations of online social networking, focusing on the coverage offered by two of the largest news outlets. It charts the main risks and opportunities associated with the use of these sites, with special attention to the way concerns about children’s social media use are framed, the moral language the latter are cast in, and the voices framing the representation of children’s online experience.

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