Bennett 2013 Evolving war and terror blogosphere Media War and Conflict.pdf (426.07 kB)
Exploring the impact of an evolving war and terror blogosphere on traditional media coverage of conflict
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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:47 authored by Daniel BennettThis article analyses the evolution of a war and terror blogosphere between 2001 and 2011. It identifies seven areas where blogs and related online genres could provide ‘alternative’ accounts to traditional media narratives of conflict. The article also assesses the challenges and opportunities of blogs in each area from the perspective of the working journalist in order to deepen our understanding of the changing influence of blogs on traditional media narratives of conflict. Parallel accounts and interpretations of conflict will collaborate and compete in a war and terror blogosphere in the future, but it has been significantly influenced by the adoption of blogging by military actors since 2008. The war and terror blogosphere is no longer a relatively unmonitored online space which is having an impact on both the production of ‘alternative’ accounts of conflict and the incorporation of these accounts into traditional journalism.
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Media, War and ConflictISSN
1750-6352Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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1Volume
6Page range
37-53Department affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
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2016-04-27First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-04-27First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-04-27Usage metrics
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