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The rise of the blogosphere / Aaron Barlow.
Publication details: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2007.Description: xxvi, 200 p. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780275989965 (alk. paper) :
- 0275989968 (alk. paper) :
- PN4784.O62 B37 2007
Contents:
Summary: "In this book, which is the first to provide readers with a cultural/historical account of the blog, as well as the first to analyze the different aspects of this growing phenomenon in terms of its past, Aaron Barlow provides lay readers with a thorough history and analysis of a truly democratic technology that is becoming more important to our lives every day."--BOOK JACKET
The conception of a popular American press -- The rise of advocacy journalism -- Debate in the early American press -- The victory for rights of the press -- The heyday of the partisan press -- The rise of professional journalism -- The creation of press empires -- Domination of the press by electronic media -- Alternative journalism -- The failure of the American news media -- The movement toward public journalism -- The growth of the discussion boards and the birth of the blogs -- 9/11 and the rise of the blogosphere -- Research, Rathergate, and the power of the blogs -- Political reclamation and citizen journalism.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | PN 4784 .O62 B37 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:01 - Books | Available | 600438 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-195) and index.
The conception of a popular American press -- The rise of advocacy journalism -- Debate in the early American press -- The victory for rights of the press -- The heyday of the partisan press -- The rise of professional journalism -- The creation of press empires -- Domination of the press by electronic media -- Alternative journalism -- The failure of the American news media -- The movement toward public journalism -- The growth of the discussion boards and the birth of the blogs -- 9/11 and the rise of the blogosphere -- Research, Rathergate, and the power of the blogs -- Political reclamation and citizen journalism.
"In this book, which is the first to provide readers with a cultural/historical account of the blog, as well as the first to analyze the different aspects of this growing phenomenon in terms of its past, Aaron Barlow provides lay readers with a thorough history and analysis of a truly democratic technology that is becoming more important to our lives every day."--BOOK JACKET
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