Which Way in '08?
(2008) Which Way in '08?. In ABC News Online: Club Bloggery, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Abstract
The blogosphere and online independent media certainly proved themselves capable of offering an outstanding alternative narrative of last year's federal election. In several pieces during the campaign, we pointed out how the bloggers had led the way in offering participatory election coverage, and how organs like Crikey and New Matilda had managed to present a refreshing range of opinion that differed from the usual suspects in the MSM. Now that the hoopla and buzz of the big event has died down, though, where to from here? Can the momentum be sustained during the fallow period between elections, and where the end of the Howard Government means that there is suddenly a lot less at stake in politics for a largely left-leaning, opinion-driven media space? And can such outlets move beyond opinion and start generating something like original news?
| Item Type: | Newspaper/Magazine Article |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | politics, news, journalism, blogs, blogging, Australia |
| Subjects: | 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360101 Australian Government and Politics 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media |
| ID Code: | 12407 |
| Deposited By: | Bruns, Axel |
| Deposited On: | 11 February 2008 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/08/2158024.htm, http://gatewatching.org/2008/02/08/which-way-in-08/ |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2008 (The authors) |
| Additional Information: | First published at Gatewatching: http://gatewatching.org/2008/02/08/which-way-in-08/ Also published in a condensed version at ABC Online: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/08/2158024.htm |