Nielsen has study on online comments published in 'New Media and Society' journal

Carolyn Nielsen, an associate professor of journalism at Western Washington University, had her research on online comments published in the journal "New Media and Society." Her article, titled "Coproduction or cohabitation: Are anonymous online comments on newspaper websites shaping news content?", looks at the results of a survey of 583 journalists regarding online comments on their work.

Nielsen's study was highlighted in a recent Nieman Lab story on the most interesting social media research of the past year.