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Do independent and activist bloggers see themselves as journalists in the digital era?

By on October 26, 2012 in Blogging, Digital Activism, Journalism, Social Movements

From the IMC at the WTO to the PPL at the DNC Pundits claim that the Internet has changed everything about this election – from Big Bird/Binder/Bayonet memes to Big Brother Data on your voting habits. But what about how independent and activist bloggers see themselves as journalists in the digital era? One of the […]

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Will Academic Digital Publishing Make You Perish?

By on August 21, 2012 in Academic Publishing, Blogging, Facebook, Sociology, Twitter

I just got back from our annual American Sociological Association Conference, and the Twitter feed (#ASA2012) was particularly snarky.  As I read expletive-filled tweets from (tenured) faculty and sarcastic tweets from graduate students, I was both bemused and intrigued. Some simply contained nerdy references, such as one thread about The Game of Thrones, which I […]

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