Politische Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf Twitter

Do political journalists deviate from their role as objective observers on Twitter? This study addresses this democratically relevant question through an internationally comparative framing analysis on Twitter in Germany and Austria. The results are based on a quantitative content analysis and are supplemented by guided interviews with political journalists. It shows that while journalistic objectivity and neutrality still exist on both sides of the Alps, journalists on Twitter do indeed deviate from the criteria of objective journalism and disseminate opinion-based information. The study also contributes to research on political scandals.