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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782827903321

Autore

Davis Richard <1955->

Titolo

Typing politics [[electronic resource] ] : the role of blogs in American politics / / Richard Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-773434-0

0-19-988833-7

1-282-12532-X

9786612125324

0-19-970613-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 pages)

Disciplina

320.9730285/6752

Soggetti

Political participation - Technological innovations - United States

Blogs - Political aspects - United States

United States Politics and government Blogs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Agenda Setting; 2. Blogs and Politics; 3. Bloggers; 4. Inside the Blogs; 5. Agenda Seekers; 6. Journalists; 7. The Audience; Conclusion; Appendix: Methodology; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

The power of political blogs in American politics is now evident to anyone who follows it. In Typing Politics, Richard Davis provides a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the growing role played by political blogs and their relationship with the mainstream media. Through a detailed content analysis of the most popular political blogs--Daily Kos, Instapundit, Michelle Malkin, and Wonkette--he shows the degree to which blogs influence the traditional news media. Specifically, he compares the content of these blogs to four leading newspapers noted for their political coverage: The Washington