From Academia to Social Media

In this blog post, I will analyze the social media presence of an author from Theatre Research International.

Sean MacEntee, "facebook business." 5/27/2010. via flickr. Attribution 2.0 Generic.

I was able to find Laine Zisman Newman on:

• Twitter
• Wordpress
• LinkedIn

What I Have Learned

The social media websites that Newman is a part of are extremely thorough, and she is talking all about the field of acting in pop culture, such as live tweets regarding the Oscars and her opinions about what is occurring on the live broadcast. Also both her Wordpress and LinkedIn are extremely thorough and professional, highlighting the connections and networking that she has been able to achieve in her line of work.

I have learned that she consistently writes for the Canadian Theatre Review, and while she has not appeared on Facebook or YouTube, through the Canadian Theatre Review page she has appeared and been mentioned frequently. 

Compared to Original Journal

In the original journal, she wrote a book review for the journal and this definitely matches up with her personality. While she is very well educated and has great experience as seen from her LinkedIn profile, she is not researching within the field and is more educated enough to give intelligent and well-thought out opinions. 

This can also be reflected through her personality as shown in her tweets. She consistently gives her opinions regarding pop culture in theatre and acting, which is reflected as well within the academic journal.