Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.5210/fm.v19i1.4760
Publication Title
First Monday
Volume
19
Pages
1-17
Abstract
The XXX Olympic Games in London, England was the most-watched event in U.S. television history, with more than 219 million viewers tuning in during the Games. However, the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) elected to show a number of events to U.S. audiences in prime time via tape delay, rather than broadcasting them live. As a result NBC encountered a great deal of criticism about its coverage, particularly on the online microblogging site Twitter. This research surveyed a sample of Twitter users who participated in the Twitter protest via the #NBCFail hashtag, to understand how being part of a shared protest affected their feelings about the Olympics, and NBC, both during, and several months after, the Olympic Games. The results suggest the feelings of #NBCFail participants were amplified significantly by being part of a movement, and that the protest network, while dormant outside of the Games, could be reactivated very quickly, with more participants, in future Olympics.
Original Publication Citation
O'Hallarn, B., & Shapiro, S. (2014). #NBCFail: A qualitative review of the shared experience as a social movement. First Monday, 19, 1-17. doi: 10.5210/fm.v19i1.4760
Repository Citation
O'Hallarn, Brendan and Shapiro, Stephen, "#NBCFail: A Qualitative Review of the Shared Experience as a Social Movement" (2014). Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications. 12.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/hms_fac_pubs/12