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Informationen zum Autor Mark Tremayne is Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. Klappentext We have all heard that Americans are increasingly turning to blogs for news, information, and entertainment. But what is the content of blogs? Who writes them? What is the consequence of the population's growing dependence on blogs for political information? What are the effects of blogging? Do readers trust blogs as credible sources of information? This collection of all new essays will address these and related questions in seeking to increase our understanding of the role of blogs in the contemporary media landscape. The volume includes quantitative and qualitative studies of the blogosphere, its contents, its authors, and its networked connections. The readers of blogs are another focus of the collection: how are blog readers different from the rest of the population? What consequences do blogs have for the lives of everyday people? Finally, the book explores the ramifications of the blog phenomenon on the future of traditional media: television, newspapers, and radio. Zusammenfassung This collection of original essays addresses a number of questions seeking to increase our understanding of the role of blogs in the contemporary media landscape and explores the ramifications of the blog phenomenon Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Examining the Blog-Media Relationship Mark Tremayne Part One: Blogging: Research on blogging using content analysis A Longitudinal Content Analysis of Blogs: 2003-2004 Susan C. Herring, Lois Ann Scheidt, Inna Kouper and Elijah Wright Audiences as Media Producers: A Content Analysis of 260 Blogs Zizi Papacharissi Pundits in Muckrakers’ Clothing: Political Blogs and the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election D. Travers Scott Analyzing Political Conversation on the Howard Dean Candidate Blog Sharon Meraz Blogging for Better Health: Putting the ‘Public’ Back in Public Health S. Shyam Sundar, Heidi Hatfield Edwards, Yifeng Hu, and Carmen Stavrositu Part Two: Citizenship: Examining blog use, antecedents and consequences Reading Political Blogs During the 2004 Election Campaign: Correlates & Consequences William P. Eveland, Jr. and Ivan Dylko Blog Use Motivations: An Exploratory Study Barbara Kaye Credibility of Political Messages on the Internet: A Comparison of Blog Sources Lynda Lee Kaid and Monica Postelnicu Blog Readers: Predictors of Reliance on War Blogs Thomas Johnson and Barbara Kaye Part Three: The Future of Media: Examining the Impact of Blogging on Journalism Protection in the Blogosphere: Applying a Functional Definition of ‘Press’ to Blogs Laura Hendrickson Blogs Without Borders: International Legal Jurisdiction Issues Facing Bloggers Brian Carroll and Bob Frank Emergent Communication Networks as Civic Journalism Lou Rutigliano Citizen Journalism: A Case Study Clyde Bentley, Brian Hamman, Jeremy Littau, Hans Meyer, Brendan Watson and Beth Welsh Harnessing the Active Audience: Synthesizing Blog Research and Lessons for the Future of Media Mark Tremayne Contributors Index ...
