The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za
With the inception of new technologies and the Internet, media users can consult a variety of diverse sources for their daily news. The latest innovations to have an impact on the traditional news landscape are weblogs, commonly referred to as blogs. Blogs have become a significant new way to publi...
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University of Johannesburg
2022-10-01
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With the inception of new technologies and the Internet, media users can consult a variety of
diverse sources for their daily news. The latest innovations to have an impact on the traditional
news landscape are weblogs, commonly referred to as blogs. Blogs have become a significant
new way to publish information and engage in conversation about social and political issues. This
paper explores the role of the political blog, www.commentary.co.za, as a news medium as perceived
by selected Johannesburg bloggers. Through qualitative research, the respondents concurred that
while a news blog will probably never replace traditional media, it can be used effectively to promote
the exchange of information and offer new perspectives on issues. In addition to this, they believe
that blogs can be a form of participatory journalism and complement journalism.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d175cb8405e945c6806147920a5136802025-01-20T08:52:51ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-0125110.36615/jcsa.v25i1.1731The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.zaKathy Goldfain0Nadia van der Merwe1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-1326University of JohannesburgNorthwest University With the inception of new technologies and the Internet, media users can consult a variety of diverse sources for their daily news. The latest innovations to have an impact on the traditional news landscape are weblogs, commonly referred to as blogs. Blogs have become a significant new way to publish information and engage in conversation about social and political issues. This paper explores the role of the political blog, www.commentary.co.za, as a news medium as perceived by selected Johannesburg bloggers. Through qualitative research, the respondents concurred that while a news blog will probably never replace traditional media, it can be used effectively to promote the exchange of information and offer new perspectives on issues. In addition to this, they believe that blogs can be a form of participatory journalism and complement journalism. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1731new technologiesInternetdiverse sourcestraditionalnews landscapeweblogs |
| spellingShingle | Kathy Goldfain Nadia van der Merwe The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za Communicare new technologies Internet diverse sources traditional news landscape weblogs |
| title | The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za |
| title_full | The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za |
| title_fullStr | The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za |
| title_short | The role of a political blog: the case of www.commentary.co.za |
| title_sort | role of a political blog the case of www commentary co za |
| topic | new technologies Internet diverse sources traditional news landscape weblogs |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1731 |
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