blog

(noun)

A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal while readers may comment on posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc. ) Entries typically appear in reverse chronological order.

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(noun)

A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the internet and consisting of posts typically displayed in reverse chronological order.

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Examples of blog in the following topics:

  • Blogs, Podcasts, and Cyberspace

    • More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs) have developed.
    • The rise of Twitter and other "micro-blogging" systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into societal news streams.
    • Although not a requirement, most good quality blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other on the blogs.
    • A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic.
    • Meanwhile, an increasing number of experts began blogging, making blogs a source of in-depth analysis.

  • Freedom of the Press

    • City of Griffin, Chief Justice Hughes defined the press as, "every sort of publication which affords a vehicle of information and opinion. " This includes everything from newspapers to blogs .
    • Some of the recent issues in restrictions of free press include: the U.S. military censoring blogs written by military personnel; the Federal Communications Commission censoring television and radio, citing obscenity; Scientology suppressing criticism, citing freedom of religion; and censoring of WikiLeaks at the Library of Congress.
    • Not just print media is protected under the freedom of the press; rather, all types of media, such as blogs, are protected.

  • The Internet, Blogging, and Podcasting

    • Political blogs, generally a series of discrete posts about political issues in which readers may submit comments (thus reinforcing its interactive nature), have become prominent method of covering politics.
    • Though the medium was often originally associated with individuals operating outside the formal political and media establishment, political blogs have unquestionably shaped the actions of political leadership and voter behavior.

  • Types of Media

    • Media in the United States comprises several different types of widespread communication: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based websites (especially blogs).

  • Socioeconomic Factors

    • The most popular political blogs, such as Daily Kos and Huffington Post, are produced and read by well-educated people.

  • Assembling a Campaign Staff

    • While local (county, city, town, or village) campaigns might have volunteers who know how to use computers, state and national campaigns will have information technology professionals across the state or country handling everything from websites to blogs to databases.

  • New Media

    • It has allowed people to express themselves through blogs, websites, pictures, and other user-generated media.

  • State and Local Party Organization

    • They are not the only linkage institutions; others include blogs, non-partisan local governments, and school boards.

  • Other Forms of Political Participation

    • People can blog or participate in discussion groups related to an election.