seyed masud seyed alavi; seyed reza naghibosadat
Volume 12, Issue 32 , February 2006, , Pages 139-173
Abstract
Blogging has had extensive growth in Iran during the past four years, so that Persian weblogs have established themselves in the Iranian and the world social front. Temptation to produce, publish, and transfer information, and also the concern about freedom of speech arc the most common features causing ...
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Blogging has had extensive growth in Iran during the past four years, so that Persian weblogs have established themselves in the Iranian and the world social front. Temptation to produce, publish, and transfer information, and also the concern about freedom of speech arc the most common features causing a close up between Iranian Journalists and bloggers such that a bidirectional communication between Persian weblog spin and the press my be observed. This research work is trying to provide a perception of the nature of weblog and its structure and content, while the main question in the research is 10 find out which variable(s) arc effective in having similarity or lacking similarity between the style of Persian weblogs of Iranian Journalists and the structure of Journalistic styles. In the current research, content analysis method is applied. Content analysis is a research procedure used to describe the manifest contents of communicative messages objectively, systematically and quantitively. The unit or analysis is called "post" in this research and the population consists of 345.l posts which are published during the first six months of 1383 solar year in 49 Persian weblogs belonging to Iranian Journalists. Sampling volume has been calculated using cook ran formula and the sample is obtained by convergent ,method in t\VO processes with two stratified and accidental sampling techniques and are coded for 39 research variables according the systematic coding manual. Also the two categorical and evaluative techniques are utilized in this review to gather information and to analyze them. On the whole, this research revealed that weblog materials arc mostly published as short, imageless, linked, event centered , without conveying messages, with subject concentration along with taking sides. Also many of these materials have social performances especially "new and information" or "leading and guidance". Meanwhile it was specified that having similarity with the structure of Journalistic styles, the materials have meaningful relationship with 19 variables.
younes shokr khah; naeem badie
Volume 12, Issue 28.29 , May 2005, , Pages 133-171
Abstract
In this article the main focus is to have an answer or answers for this critical question: Are the agenda-setting, image-making and one-way flow of information discourses in print media transiting towards audiences through the application of new information and communication technologies or not? And ...
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In this article the main focus is to have an answer or answers for this critical question: Are the agenda-setting, image-making and one-way flow of information discourses in print media transiting towards audiences through the application of new information and communication technologies or not? And what is the impact of cyber journalism on the classic concept of freedom of expression? Although in the main research it has been attempted to see this discourse transition through four trends of the review of literature, sending questioners for prominent international scholars (Professor Yahya R. Karnalipour, Head of the Department of Communication and Creative Arts , Purdue University Calumet, professor Nora Paulothe director of the Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Professor Mindy McAdams of the faculty of the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, Professor Lawrence Pintak at the University of Michigan, a veteran of 25 years in journalism on four continents, nominated twice for Emmy awards and the winner of two Overseas Press Club citations for his Middle East coverage, Crawford Kilian who has written a lot of books and articles; current projects include two novels, a textbook revision, and articles for online journals, Ralph Berenger, Assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo, Bertrand Pecquerie the Director of the World Editors Forum, Professor Vincent Mosco Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society, Department of Sociology, Queen s University and Neil Nemeth Associate Professor of Communication, Purdue University calumet who teaches the journalism courses), reviewing International resolutions and finally through Q methodology and qualitative research, here the results and findings are presented just from the last part.