User interactivity in online newspapers: Exploring the relationship between content features and user response

Kyriakos Riskos; Paraskevi Dekoulou; George Tsourvakas

doi:10.1177/0739532918814465

User interactivity in online newspapers: Exploring the relationship between content features and user response

Kyriakos Riskos, Paraskevi Dekoulou^*, George Tsourvakas

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Abstract

This study content analyzed 1,050 online news articles, coming from five Greek online-only newspapers. Results indicate that hard content and news about global and political issues elicit more comments and replies. Readers share to their personal profiles on social networks more online articles about culture and articles that include videos and make more comments and replies on articles that contain hyperlinks. An in-depth analysis of articles about politics and global issues shows that articles about politics that contain infographics attract more comments and replies. The importance of interactivity for online news is highlighted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-176
Number of pages	22
Journal	Newspaper Research Journal
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0739532918814465
Publication status	Published - 4 Apr 2019
Externally published	Yes

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