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Blogwars - The New Political Battleground (Hardcover)
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Blogwars - The New Political Battleground (Hardcover)
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Political blogs have grown astronomically in the last half-decade.
In just one month in 2005, for example, popular blog DailyKos
received more unique visitors than the population of Iowa and New
Hampshire combined. But how much political impact do bloggers
really have? In Blogwars, David D. Perlmutter examines this rapidly
burgeoning phenomenon, exploring the degree to which blogs
influence--or fail to influence--American political life.
Challenging the hype, Perlmutter points out that blogs are not that
powerful by traditional political measures: while bloggers can
offer cogent and convincing arguments and bring before their
readers information not readily available elsewhere, they have no
financial, moral, social, or cultural leverage to compel readers to
engage in any particular political behavior. Indeed, blogs have
scored mixed results in their past political crusades. But in the
end, Perlmutter argues that blogs, in their wide dissemination of
information and opinions, actually serve to improve democracy and
enrich political culture. He highlights a number of the
particularly noteworthy blogs from the specialty to the
superblog-including popular sites such as Daily Kos, The Huffington
Post, Powerlineblog, Instapundit, and Talking Points Memo--and
shows how blogs are becoming part of the tool kit of political
professionals, from presidential candidates to advertising
consultants. While the political future may be uncertain, it will
not be unblogged. For many Internet users, blogs are the news and
editorial sites of record, replacing traditional newspapers,
magazines, and television news programs. Blogwars offers the first
full examination of this new and controversial force on America's
political landscape.
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