Social media in Egyptian newspapers. New opportunity or credibility threat?

      Аннотация: The popularity of social media has revolutionized the way journalists work and the profession as a whole, these tools help to build two-way communications which made public voice louder than ever.The book examines the role playing by social media in the Egyptian newspapers, using a survey of journalists in a different position in those newspapers to know when the beginning of using was? Are these tools really integrated into newsroom routines? What forms of these tools are most used by journalists? Studies concentrated more in exploring users’ characteristics and their motivations, and rare are researchers which explore journalists usage of these tools and to what degree and for what reasons? so this exploratory research aims to discover to what extent may journalists use social media and their perceptions of these tools credibility, which represents a great dilemma in their work, can they rely on it and trust these tools? The research is especially useful for professionals in Communications fields, news organizations, media practitioners or anyone else who may be considering utilizing online communities for professional purposes.

Ключевые слова: Egyptian Revolution, Journalists and social media, Social media credibility, News organizations credibility, Social media use during reporting process, Social media role in Egyptian context, Social media role in media, Social media use in Egyptian newsroom, Egyptian journalists and their perceptions of social media, Journalistic environment, Social media adoption in profession, Media context in Egypt, New Media in Egypt, Egypt .