As blogs have become a fixture in today's media environment, growing in number and influence in political communication and (mass) media discourse, research on the subject has proliferated, often emphasizing the high-profile conflicts and controversies at the intersection of blogging and journalism. Less examined, however, is the psychology of everyday citizen bloggers in this context. In studying a randomized sample of US bloggers, we attempt to puzzle out these questions: to what extent do bloggers (1) perceive their work as a form of journalism, and how might such a perception influence (2) their motivations for posting and (3) the topics around which they blog? Most critically, (4) this article constructs a model by which all these antecedents predict whether bloggers behave like professional journalists. Results indicate that bloggers who see their work as a form of journalism are more inclined to inform and influence readers, write about public affairs, and behave as a more traditional journalist.
This study reports readers' perceptions of loss when the the newspaper in Humbolt, Kan., ceased publication after 129 years. Readers did not find that local media alternatives filled the void left by the newspaper's demise.
In Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Seth C Lewis, Amber Willard, Sebastián Valenzuela, Jae Kook Lee and Brian Baresch’s article “Blogging as a journalistic practice: A model linking perception, motivation, and behavior” 12(5): 586-606, 2011, DOI: 10.1177/1464884910388230, the following errors have been identified: Seth C Lewis’ affiliation should have read: University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Amber Willard Hinsley’s affiliation should have read: Saint Louis University. Jae Kook Lee’s affiliation should have read: Indiana University. The editors and publisher apologize to the authors and regret any inconvenience caused.
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