Weblogs and the traditional news media in the U.S.A. : A comparative study of the changing roles of weblogs in the news coverage of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina

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dc.contributor.authorPatel, Mayav
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-22T12:58:15Z
dc.date.available2008-10-22T12:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2008-10-22T12:58:15Z
dc.description.abstractThis report is a preliminary exploration of the issues concerning traditional media and weblogs at two points in time. It examines the difference between the American mainstream media’s utilisation of weblogs during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and the utilisation of weblogs in the hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005. The mainstream media’s response to the weblog form during the attacks in September 2001 and the hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005 are examined, together with an exploration of the traditional coverage. It reveals how weblogs have become a more significant part of disaster coverage by mainstream media in the United States. These processes and the implications of these changes are explored for an understanding of how the weblog is altering our understanding of the construction and dissemination of news for the traditional media institution in the United States.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/5791
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectweblogsen
dc.subjectBloggeren
dc.subjectNewsen
dc.subjectBlogosphereen
dc.subjectMainstreamen
dc.subjectKatrinaen
dc.subject9/11en
dc.subjectAgenda Settingen
dc.subjectGate Keepingen
dc.subjectHistoryen
dc.titleWeblogs and the traditional news media in the U.S.A. : A comparative study of the changing roles of weblogs in the news coverage of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrinaen
dc.typeThesisen
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