| Description |
x, 200 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
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." |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Online journalism.
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Blogs.
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Cyberspace.
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Journalism -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2007000052 |
| ISBN |
9780275989965 alkaline paper |
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0275989968 paperback |
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