Blogs as Alternative Export

@article{citeulike:5655398, abstract = {It has been argued that blogs, as an extension of 1960s 'New Journalism,' have become an important form of alternative media. At their idealized best, blogs can report news without the constraints of censure or the pressures of advertising. This argument suggests that blogs can therefore offer a deeper analysis, based upon a diverse range of sources and contributing citizen commentators, which is not possible through modern corporate, mainstream outlets. This exploratory study uses both critical discourse and content analysis to examine 344 posts, 1,712 hyperlinks, and 10,401 comments from 4 political/current events blogs within a 7-day period. This research argues that previous conceptualizations of alternative media, at least in relation to the political/current events blogosphere, might need reconsideration.}, address = {The University of Canterbury}, author = {Kenix, Linda J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5655398}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01471.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122530878/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01471.x}, issn = {1083-6101}, journal = {Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication}, keywords = {analysis, blogging, content\_analysis, critical\_discourse\_analysis, exploratory\_studies, journalism, news, weblogs}, number = {4}, pages = {790--822}, posted-at = {2009-08-27 01:06:08}, priority = {2}, title = {Blogs as Alternative}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01471.x}, volume = {14}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5655398 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5655398 N2 - It has been argued that blogs, as an extension of 1960s 'New Journalism,' have become an important form of alternative media. At their idealized best, blogs can report news without the constraints of censure or the pressures of advertising. This argument suggests that blogs can therefore offer a deeper analysis, based upon a diverse range of sources and contributing citizen commentators, which is not possible through modern corporate, mainstream outlets. This exploratory study uses both critical discourse and content analysis to examine 344 posts, 1,712 hyperlinks, and 10,401 comments from 4 political/current events blogs within a 7-day period. This research argues that previous conceptualizations of alternative media, at least in relation to the political/current events blogosphere, might need reconsideration. IS - 4 JF - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication SN - 1083-6101 AD - The University of Canterbury EP - 822 TI - Blogs as Alternative VL - 14 SP - 790 KW - analysis KW - blogging KW - content_analysis KW - critical_discourse_analysis KW - exploratory_studies KW - journalism KW - news KW - weblogs AU - Kenix, Linda PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01471.x ER -