Professor, Department of Speech Communication Arts & Sciences, The City University of New York Brooklyn College, USA
Online published on 24 June, 2014.
For every year that passes, the power of political blogging - especially the so-called political blogging elite - continues to increase. Despite this influence, little effort has been made to assess its exact nature and reach. This paper discusses what is currently known about the power of political blogs. Following a brief 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 summarizing the most important conclusions drawn.
