| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140161 | The Social Science Journal | 2013 | 9 Pages |
•This study probed into the complex world of blogosphere.•Far more blogs depended on advertising and donation than on pure self-sponsorship.•Media blogs were likely to use more various issue frames.•Media blogs were longer than non-media blog posts.•Media blogs were equivalent in objectivity and issue position explicitness.
This study analyses weblog abortion-related content sampled via a search and snowball method. When weblogs located inside of established media Web sites and other weblogs are compared, they are equivalent in the use of advocacy versus objectivist frames. Media weblog posts contain a political frame more frequently than non-media weblog posts do. In terms of diversity of frame, media weblogs employ more frames in their stories. Various explanations for these findings are offered in the context of current abortion-related content patterns.
