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38-19   Blogging as Political Communication
Date: Thursday, Aug 30, 8:00 AM
Co-sponsored by 40-3
Chair: Daniel W. Drezner
Tufts University, ddrezner@gmail.com

Author(s):
Crashing the Gatekeepers: The Newsworthiness of Political News Online
Tim Groeling
University of California, Los Angeles, groeling@ucla.edu

Social Networks as Viral Campaigns: Facebook and the 2006 Midterm Elections
Christine B. Williams
Bentley College, cwilliams@bentley.edu
  Girish J. Gulati
  Bentley College, JGulati@bentley.edu

Do Blogs Replace Old Media or Are They Just The Funny Pages?
Laura McKenna
Ramapo College, lmckenna11@gmail.com

Gatekeepers vs. Gate-Crashers: The Blogosphere's Effect on Political News
Adam J. Schiffer
Texas Christian University, a.schiffer@tcu.edu

New Technologies, New Agendas, and New Gatekeepers: An Analysis How New Technologies Shape Media Coverage and Public Opinion
Andrew Paul Williams
Virgina Tech, apwilliams@vt.edu


Discussant(s): Matthew Hindman
Arizona State University, hindman@asu.edu