Commenters as political actors infringing on the field of journalismFootnote^*

* The name of the organization studied for the observation portion of this study has been changed to The Daily Chronicle in order to protect the anonymity of the news organization. The names of staff members have also been changed in order to protect their identity. This was part of a confidentiality clause that was agreed to by both the researcher and representatives of the news organization and was approved by a university IRB office.

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