Mapping the journalism-blogging relationship

Journalism

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-500

  Lowrey, Wilson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blogging; Journalists; News organizations; News sociology; Online; Professional control

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049139278     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884906068363     Document Type: Article

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