Latinos in Twitter News: The Effects of Newsroom and Audience Diversity on the Visibility of Latinos on Twitter

This study examines Latinos’ visibility on Twitter, exploring whether social media serve as an alternate space to promote the coverage of Latinos who are almost invisible in news and entertainment media. Specifically, the study uses standpoint theory and theories of newsroom economics to examine how 2 factors—newsroom diversity and audience demographics—affect the extent to which Latinos are mentioned in tweets posted by news organizations....