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Citizen journalism through Twitter. Case study of Ecuador earthquake of April 16, 2016

Abstract

This article do an approach to the impact of citizen activism during the earthquake of Ecuador on April 16, against the responsiveness of the mass media. The methodology considers the review of the activity of users on Twitter with two tools: Trendinalia and Twitter Reach, during 24 hours following the earthquake. First results indicate the importance of the user activity for informative production; however, Twitter, as an anarchic tool, it was evident the quantity of sources and much of the information was made about emotional issues.

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Ecuadorearthquake, earthquake, Twitter, social networks, media

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Diana Rivera Rogel, es Doctora en Comunicación y Periodismo por la Universidad Santiago de Compostela. Es profesora de Medios Impresos en la Titulación de Comunicación Social de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. derivera@utpl.edu.ec, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8476-3635.

Claudia Rodríguez Hidalgo, es Magíster en Investigación en Comunicación por la Universidad de Navarra. Es profesora de Opinión Pública en la Titulación de Comunicación Social de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. cvrodriguezx@utpl.edu.ec, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4004-9389