1. Twitter and the Major News Network: Understanding the Online Strategies of Major News networks through Twitter BY: SANAI MELES

2. State of the Media 1.Increasing Polarization 2.Prominent Branding and Promotion 3.Increasing involvement in advertising $ in major news networks. 4.What does this all mean?

3. Proposed Methods  Preliminary Analysis  Take a look at the Twitter accounts of Fox News, CNN, and msnbc  Gather basics information to give a profile on (Twitter followers, bio, header image, etc.)

4. Methods Continued  Quantitative Content Analysis  Compile, Categorize, and Analyze Tweets  Number of total tweets?  What % of tweets fall under which category? Screenshots of Twitter Accounts

5. Strategies and Patterns to Look For (Categories)  Tweets will fall under categories  News (Breaking news, national agenda, trending news, etc.)  Promotion (tweets pushing network related programs)  User input (tweets requiring user interaction-poll, ask for retweet, etc.)  Other news (lifestyle, entertainment, pop culture, etc.)

6. Sources 1.https://www.flickr.com/photos/freepress/6354145425/?rb=1https://www.flickr.com/photos/freepress/6354145425/?rb=1 2.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Cnn.svghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Cnn.svg 3.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/MSNBC_log o.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/MSNBC_log o.png 4.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Wikinews_B reaking_News.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Wikinews_B reaking_News.png 5.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Fox_News_ Channel_logo.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Fox_News_ Channel_logo.png 6.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/CNN_Cente r_studios.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/CNN_Cente r_studios.jpg 7.https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5348/8764364851_4410d4c300_b.jpghttps://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5348/8764364851_4410d4c300_b.jpg