
…borhoods” position high-profile users within Black Twitter as secondary gatekeepers of information. While some participants use their own blogs, videos, memes or threaded “tweetstorms” to present black-oriented perspectives on the day’s news, others circulate stories from mainstream media, adding commentary to characterize it for members of their communities. In some respects, Black Twitter’s participants become news workers themselves, connecting mainstream outlets with populations they have alienated through routine journalistic practices.
…aid news media accurately reported on their communities only “moderately” or “slightly/not at all.” Participants said mainstream news media tend to focus only on narratives of deviance or exceptionalism among black Americans and ignores the complexities of identity and power.