The political j-blogger

‘Normalizing’ a new media form to fit old norms and practices

Bibliographic Data

ID5828532
AuthorsJane B Singer (0000-0002-5777-9065, University of Iowa, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume6
Issue2
Pages173-198
Publication date2005-04-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884905051009
OpenAlexW2136756650
LanguageEN
Citations received281
References cited33

This study explores how the increasingly popular blog format, as adopted by journalists affiliated with mainstream media outlets, affects long-standing journalistic norms and practice. It focuses on non-partisanship, transparency and the gatekeeping role, using a content analysis of 20 weblogs dealing with politics or civic affairs. Although expressions of opinion are common, most journalists are seeking to remain gatekeepers even in this highly interactive and participatory format. Political j-bloggers use links extensively - but mostly to other mainstream media sites. At least in their early use, journalists are 'normalizing' the blog as a component, and in some ways an enhancement, of traditional journalistic norms and practices

Citizen journalism · Gatekeeping · Mainstream · Media studies · Opinion leadership · Political communication · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Law

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