Mary Garden
Biographic Data
| ID | 3855646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Garden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Garden |
| SIGNATURE | GARDEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Australian journalist-blogs
Previous research has been critical of mainstream media’s attempts at blogging, with studies finding that journalists are maintaining their traditional gatekeeper function and failing to engage with readers. This study examines the work of 13 journalists who have political blogs on Australian mainstream newspaper websites, with data gathered from a content analysis of comment-threads as well as interviews. Surprisingly, the results show that most…
Defining blog
Weblogs (blogs) emerged as a grassroots phenomenon in the late 1990s and since then their growth has been staggering. There has also been a growing body of scholarship with an underlying assumption that there is consensus about the definition of the word ‘blog’, which there is not. This article reviews some of the varied ways the term is being used, addresses the distinction as to whether a blog should be considered a medium or a genre, and consi…
Newspaper Blogs
Blogging began as a grassroots alternative phenomenon, and it was some years before the mainstream media took notice, let alone responded by introducing their own blogs. However, the blogs of Australian journalists (especially those of News Ltd) have been criticised as being ineffective, although such criticism is based on anecdotal evidence rather than substantive data. This article presents the findings of a pilot study that examined the popula…
Defining blog
Weblogs (blogs) emerged as a grassroots phenomenon in the late 1990s and since then their growth has been staggering. There has also been a growing body of scholarship with an underlying assumption that there is consensus about the definition of the word ‘blog’, which there is not. This article reviews some of the varied ways the term is being used, addresses the distinction as to whether a blog should be considered a medium or a genre, and consi…
Australian journalist-blogs
Previous research has been critical of mainstream media’s attempts at blogging, with studies finding that journalists are maintaining their traditional gatekeeper function and failing to engage with readers. This study examines the work of 13 journalists who have political blogs on Australian mainstream newspaper websites, with data gathered from a content analysis of comment-threads as well as interviews. Surprisingly, the results show that most…
Newspaper Blogs
Blogging began as a grassroots alternative phenomenon, and it was some years before the mainstream media took notice, let alone responded by introducing their own blogs. However, the blogs of Australian journalists (especially those of News Ltd) have been criticised as being ineffective, although such criticism is based on anecdotal evidence rather than substantive data. This article presents the findings of a pilot study that examined the popula…
Newspaper Blogs
Blogging began as a grassroots alternative phenomenon, and it was some years before the mainstream media took notice, let alone responded by introducing their own blogs. However, the blogs of Australian journalists (especially those of News Ltd) have been criticised as being ineffective, although such criticism is based on anecdotal evidence rather than substantive data. This article presents the findings of a pilot study that examined the popula…
Defining blog
Weblogs (blogs) emerged as a grassroots phenomenon in the late 1990s and since then their growth has been staggering. There has also been a growing body of scholarship with an underlying assumption that there is consensus about the definition of the word ‘blog’, which there is not. This article reviews some of the varied ways the term is being used, addresses the distinction as to whether a blog should be considered a medium or a genre, and consi…
Australian journalist-blogs
Previous research has been critical of mainstream media’s attempts at blogging, with studies finding that journalists are maintaining their traditional gatekeeper function and failing to engage with readers. This study examines the work of 13 journalists who have political blogs on Australian mainstream newspaper websites, with data gathered from a content analysis of comment-threads as well as interviews. Surprisingly, the results show that most…
Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gatekeeping (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mainstream (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Media Studies and Communication (2 works)