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McKenna, Laura. "Reporters Review the Bloggers: Freaks, Geeks, or Parasites" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p208736_index.html>

McKenna, L. , 2007-08-30 "Reporters Review the Bloggers: Freaks, Geeks, or Parasites" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2009-05-27 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p208736_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: In recent years, traditional media in this country have been buffeted by changes, including a drop in audience, competition from cable, and industry consolidation (Graber 2005). Another force in this hurricane of change has come from the Internet, specifically from the blogs. Following several high profile successes from bloggers, speculation began to swirl about the impact of blogs on traditional journalism. Opinion ranges from the �Blog Triumphantalists,� who hear the bells tolling for traditional journalists and inside-the-beltway politicians, to the �Blog Alarmists,� who blame bloggers for dragging down a noble profession. It is necessary to step away from these exaggerated claims and the isolated events and ask, how much of an impact do blogs really have on media and politics. Are they improving or degrading news coverage? Are they are an important new force in the media industry or are they merely oddities whose fifteen minutes of fame are coming to a close? This paper attempts to take us one step closer towards understanding how technology, and blogs in particular, is affecting traditional journalism. In July 2007, a survey was sent to journalists at four elite newspapers -- New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. Journalists were asked to describe the impact, either positive or negative, of blogs on their work and on the profession as a whole. While their answers may be too partial to be the last word on the subject, they take us one step closer to learning more about this major change in media and politics. Overall, reporters believe that blogs have had a minor, positive impact on their profession, especially as sources of ideas and access to experts. Reporters were divided over whether blogs have made the profession more sensational and whether blogs have improved the accuracy in articles. The chief downside of blogs they believe has been a loss in newspaper readership. The impact of blogs on their own work was a sensitive topic evoking passionate responses. Most reporters read a few blogs a day, though they might not have a regular blog reading list. Most reporters review blogger commentary about their work. Reporters feel that they, and the profession as a whole, has benefited from bloggers that link and comment on one topic.

Contrasts in News Coverage: A Comparative Framing Analysis of �A� List Bloggers and Newspaper Articles Reporting on the Events in Jena, Louisiana on December 4, 2006

Effects of Survey Question Order on Reports of Political Interest

Using cognitive interviews to improve the quality of questions on working time in the Spanish Labour Force Survey

Comparing self report to latency to respond on political attitude questions with socially desirable outcomes on an Internet-based survey