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26 August 2003 at 20:14
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Ok, please find my thesis proposal below. My objective is to find out whether weblog entries from independent bloggers and journalists are essentially different from those written on major U.S. online news sites. The specific time frame is the Iraqi War.
In my methodology section, I am still not quite sure if I have choosen the right bloggers. Any help on this matter is welcome.
And digital sousveillance is referring to the opposite of surveillance. I was inspired by a paper from Steve Mann. I think weblogs fit the description of sousveillance as well - a sort of shadow media as a counter-balance to an increase of surveillance.
Most bloggers are amateurs, using their free time to comment, link or post their thoughts. Some credit Trent Lott's departure from office to bloggers pushing the issue of his racist remarks.
I wouldn't got that far as Mann and terming it a manifesto or alternative to our current situation, rather a healthy counter-balance as checks and balances.
Plus, the idea is not new per se. It's just that the increase of cameras in public spaces, for example, have created new awareness of surveillance.
Whether blogs covering the Iraqi War have "really" augmented online news coverage is to be seen.
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