Journal of Global Communication
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

The Power of the Political Blogging Elite

Professor, Department of Speech Communication Arts & Sciences, The City University of New York - Brooklyn College, New York, USA. Email: THaas@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Online published on 26 June, 2013.

Abstract

This article discusses what is currently known about the power of political blogs. Following an overview of the emergence of political blogging, it examines the stature and influence of the political blogging elite, both directly through its blogging and indirectly through its influence on the mainstream news media. The article ends by summarising the most important conclusions drawn.

Keywords

Political Blogging Elite, Media, Power influence