Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience

This study explicates the relationship between media and citizenship through the experiences of the Malaysian bloggers. The theoretical idea of Citizen’s Media explains and makes sense of this relationship. The areas of focus are: (1) the blogging experience, (2) the types of blog, and (3) represent...

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Main Author:	Mohamed, Shafizan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Akademia Baru 2017
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information HM Sociology HM706 Social structure JQ Political institutions Asia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/1/ARSBSV9_N1_P102_114.pdf

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spelling	iium-599392018-01-03T04:11:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/ Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience Mohamed, Shafizan H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information HM Sociology HM706 Social structure JQ Political institutions Asia This study explicates the relationship between media and citizenship through the experiences of the Malaysian bloggers. The theoretical idea of Citizen’s Media explains and makes sense of this relationship. The areas of focus are: (1) the blogging experience, (2) the types of blog, and (3) representation of citizenship. A purposive sample of 30 Malaysian bloggers was interviewed during a three-months period. The study identified two types of bloggers: The Activist and the Diarist. While the two blogger categories have contrasting characteristics, they are not entirely opposites. A detailed look into the bloggers’ motivation, style, practices and rewards reveal that the experience of citizenship is very much evident in both blogging categories. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2017-12-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/1/ARSBSV9_N1_P102_114.pdf Mohamed, Shafizan (2017) Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience. Journal of Advanced Research in Social and Behavioural Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 102-114. ISSN 2462-1951 http://www.akademiabaru.com
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topic	H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information HM Sociology HM706 Social structure JQ Political institutions Asia
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description	This study explicates the relationship between media and citizenship through the experiences of the Malaysian bloggers. The theoretical idea of Citizen’s Media explains and makes sense of this relationship. The areas of focus are: (1) the blogging experience, (2) the types of blog, and (3) representation of citizenship. A purposive sample of 30 Malaysian bloggers was interviewed during a three-months period. The study identified two types of bloggers: The Activist and the Diarist. While the two blogger categories have contrasting characteristics, they are not entirely opposites. A detailed look into the bloggers’ motivation, style, practices and rewards reveal that the experience of citizenship is very much evident in both blogging categories.
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author	Mohamed, Shafizan
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title	Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience
title_short	Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience
title_full	Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience
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title_full_unstemmed	Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience
title_sort	blogging and citizenship: the malaysian experience
publisher	Penerbit Akademia Baru
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59939/1/ARSBSV9_N1_P102_114.pdf
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Blogging and citizenship: The Malaysian experience

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