Blogs in Campaign Communication Export

@article{citeulike:1124896, abstract = {In Election 2004, campaign Weblogs--or blogs--became a standard feature of campaign Web sites. Monitoring the adaptation of emergent technological tools into political communication assists future generations of scholars to understand the genesis of communication applications and explore future uses. Blogs are online diaries where information is electronically posted, updated frequently, and presented in reverse chronological order. Three concourses of research provide insight into blogging as a political communication function: the investigation of the blog as a social diary, the analysis of blogs as organizing tools, and blogs viewed as a form of civic, participatory journalism. The authors do not claim that blogging had a significant impact on the 2004 election outcome. However, they do argue that its effective use has been demonstrated and emerging applications of the tool pave the way for future campaign communication, one the authors suggest will become a standard part of campaign communication. 10.1177/0002764205279425}, author = {Lawson-Borders, Gracie and Kirk, Rita}, citeulike-article-id = {1124896}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764205279425}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://abs.sagepub.com/content/49/4/548.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://abs.sagepub.com/content/49/4/548.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://abs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/49/4/548}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0002764205279425}, journal = {American Behavioral Scientist}, keywords = {blogging, blogs, campaigns, communication, elections, internet, political}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {548--559}, posted-at = {2009-10-12 17:46:32}, priority = {4}, title = {Blogs in Campaign Communication}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764205279425}, volume = {49}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1124896 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1124896 N2 - In Election 2004, campaign Weblogs--or blogs--became a standard feature of campaign Web sites. Monitoring the adaptation of emergent technological tools into political communication assists future generations of scholars to understand the genesis of communication applications and explore future uses. Blogs are online diaries where information is electronically posted, updated frequently, and presented in reverse chronological order. Three concourses of research provide insight into blogging as a political communication function: the investigation of the blog as a social diary, the analysis of blogs as organizing tools, and blogs viewed as a form of civic, participatory journalism. The authors do not claim that blogging had a significant impact on the 2004 election outcome. However, they do argue that its effective use has been demonstrated and emerging applications of the tool pave the way for future campaign communication, one the authors suggest will become a standard part of campaign communication. 10.1177/0002764205279425 IS - 4 JF - American Behavioral Scientist EP - 559 TI - Blogs in Campaign Communication VL - 49 SP - 548 KW - blogging KW - blogs KW - campaigns KW - communication KW - elections KW - internet KW - political AU - Lawson-Borders, Gracie AU - Kirk, Rita PY - 2005/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764205279425 ER -