“Blogs I Read”: Partisanship and Party Loyalty in the Canadian Political Blogosphere
Citation:
Elmer, G., Langlois, G., Devereaux, Z., Ryan, P.M., McKelvey, F., Redden, J. & Curlew, A.B. (2009). ““Blogs I Read”: Partisanship and Party Loyalty in the Canadian Political Blogosphere”. In
Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 6 (2), 156 – 165. London: Routledge.
Work data:
Type of work: Article (academic)
Categories:
Information Society | Politics and Political ScienceAbstract:
This article builds upon current hyperlink mapping research to determine the degree of party loyalty and partisanship in the Canadian political blogosphere. The article develops a hyperlink-based method of determining blogger endorsements as a means of tracking cross-party recommendations. The article concludes that bloggers affiliated with the governing Conservative Party of Canada exhibit the most cohesive ideological and party loyal set of blog recommendation links.
