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How Users Take Advantage of Different Forms of Interactivity on Online News Sites: Clicking, E-Mailing, and Commenting
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Boczkowski, Pablo J.; Mitchelstein, Eugenia – Human Communication Research, 2012
This study examines the uptake of multiple interactive features on news sites. It looks at the thematic composition of the most clicked, most e-mailed, and most commented stories during periods of heightened and routine political activity. Results show that (a) during the former period, the most commented stories were more likely to be focused on…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Mail
The Political Scientist as a Blogger
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Sides, John – PS: Political Science and Politics, 2011
In November 2007, I helped found a blog, "The Monkey Cage", with two of my colleagues, David Park and Lee Sigelman. This site joined a nascent political science blogosphere that is now composed of at least 80 blogs (Farrell and Sides 2010). The goals of "The Monkey Cage" are to publicize political science research and use this research to comment…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Current Events, Political Science, Electronic Publishing
Simulating the Art of the Possible.
Maher, Robyn – Converge, 1999
Describes Internet-based online interactive role-playing simulations of current political events that were developed at Macquarie University (Australia) to be used with Internet partners around the world. Discusses the use of e-mail, teleconferences, and evaluation of the simulations. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Course Evaluation, Current Events