The blogosphere: Emergence of a New Medium or New Collective Illusions? E-JOU…

This working paper focuses on the news-based blogs, e.g. the blogs adopting an approach similar to that of the traditional media. The blogosphere is deemed to be, as expressed in many discourses, a redeeming outlet for the hegemony of the traditional media. The former often tends to ignore the citizen's really needed contents. Furthermore, it often misleads the citizens through the practicing o…

Motives for Saudi University Students' Use of Digital Media and its Gratifica…

The digital media is one of the most important means of information that university students use in their daily lives, whether in the field of study or in the process of communicating with others, knowing news, events and obtaining information, as it is easy to use and accessible to all at the lowest cost. This study sought to know the motives for the use of the Saudi universities’ students o…

Governmental corruption through the Egyptian bloggers' lens: A qualitative st…

Corruption was among the most serious problems under the rule of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian political bloggers played a critical role in reporting about the regime's corrupt policies which were among the main factors behind the 2011 Revolution. This study analysed a number of threads selected from four prominent Egyptian political blogs that dealt with the issue of corrup…

Egyptian Revolution 2.0: Political Blogging, Civic Engagement, and Citizen Jo…

Edisi

Vol. 10

ISBN/ISSN

1943-2224

Deskripsi Fisik

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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Using blogs as a technology tool to promote teaching goals in education (e-jo…

This qualitative study explored graduate students' use of blogs to support the achievement of teaching and learning goals. Blog postings and comments were analyzed and coded with the aid of HyperRESEARCH qualitative data analysis software. Once the blogs were coded, themes emerged from the data. The blogs were found to function in an integrated manner as a forum for students to engage other lea…

The Effect of Tweeting on Journalists' Reporting Practices in Kuwait. E-Journal

The social and the technical mechanisms of Twitter have encouraged many journalists to use it as part of their daily journalism practices. Journalists use Twitter for various purposes, such as newsgathering, reporting and sourcing news. Twitter has become an official and unofficial source for news for many journalists and news organizations. This study examines how Twitter is affecting the way …

The Role of Online Journalism in Political Disputes in Kuwait. E-Journal

After many decades of heavily relying on local newspapers and controlled radio and TV, many Kuwaitis switched to the Internet to obtain information, news and political analysis. The political dispute of power after the death of Kuwaiti Emir Sheik Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on 15 January 2006, followed by parliament's demands to change the electoral constituencies voting system of the National Asse…

Serba-serbi blogger mengolah situs pribadi murah meriah

Edisi

Ed. 1, Cet. 1

ISBN/ISSN

979-3469-74-9

Deskripsi Fisik

xii, 141 hlm.; illus.; 18 cm

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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