Standpoint in Political Blogs: Voice, Authority, and Issues.

The article discusses women political bloggers and the topics they cover. It examines several blogs, including Think Progress, The Daily Kos, and Crooks & Liars. The author analyzes gender differences in language, tone, and style in online writing. Women's writings on various issues, including abort...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 269 - 299
Autores principales: JOHNSTON, ANNE, FRIEDMAN, BARBARA, PEACH, SARA
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr/May2011
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Sumario:The article discusses women political bloggers and the topics they cover. It examines several blogs, including Think Progress, The Daily Kos, and Crooks & Liars. The author analyzes gender differences in language, tone, and style in online writing. Women's writings on various issues, including abortion, the environment, the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and the 2008 U.S. presidential election, are explored. Other topics include feminist standpoint theory and harassment faced by women expressing feminist views on the Internet.