Twitter as a Learning Tool in Journalism Studies: Content curators in the International Journalism Tweet Week Project

Abstract

Social networks, in particular Twitter, have become an essential part of journalistic routines. Its use in areas such as international journalism has encouraged, in addition to mobile and real-time coverage, projects for weekly rotation of curators to control the content of a Twitter account. This study tackles the teaching innovation project "International Journalism Tweet Week" that was developed, applying the InteRmetodología of the Relational factor, from September 14 to December 9 2018, in the subject of "International Journalism I: the global information" at Carlos III University of Madrid, with 51 participating students and a total of 6,130 tweets, with a potential impact of 1,787,155. The findings showed a greater participation of the students based on collaborative learning, an increased interest in the subject and international issues, a better selection of information and sources on Twitter, and a high degree of satisfaction with the subject.