Blogging (Point Counterpoint)

In titles that offer all of the statutes, legal opinions, and studies needed to structure a cohesive argument on a given controversial topic, issues are presented from multiple points of view, sidebars cite laws and opinions to aid in critical analysis, and paratextual questions encourage reader engagement.

the Explosion Of The Internet Created Many New Forms Of Expression For The Traditional Media And For Individuals. A New Way Of Communicating With The World Developed: The Weblog, Or Blog, Which Can Range In Form From A Personal Diary To A Daily Compilation Of Up-to-the-minute Political News. The Increased Popularity Of Blogs Has Prompted Many Questions: Should Blogging About A Candidate Be Considered A Political Advertisement, Subject To Campaign Finance Laws? Should Bloggers Be Given The Same Access To Public Officials And Events That Traditional Journalists Have? Should Schools Be Able To Regulate Their Students' Blogs? Blogging Tackles These Issues By Examining This Hot-button Topic From Different Angles.

about The Author:
david L. Hudson Jr. Is A Research Attorney With The First Amendment Center At Vanderbilt University

about The Author:
alan Marzilli, M.a., J.d., Is A Program Associate With Advocates For Human Potential, Inc.

Point: many bloggers are journalists who deserve the protection of a reporter shield law Counterpoint: bloggers should not receive the protections of mainstream journalists Point: employees should have the right to blog without fear of reprisal from employers Counterpoint: employers should have wide latitude to discipline bloggers for comments detrimental to the workplace Point: school officials don't have authority to regulate students' off-campus blogging Counterpoint: school officials should have broad leeway to regulate student blogs and student online speech Conclusion: controversies over the blogosphere are here to stay. The increased popularity of Weblogs, or "blogs," has prompted many questions: Should blogging about a candidate be considered a political advertisement, subject to campaign finance laws? Should bloggers receive the same access to public officials and events as traditional journalists do? Should schools be able to regulate their students' blogs? "Blogging" tackles these issues by examining this hot-button topic from different angles. Full-color photographs, comprehensive sidebars, and relevant elements of the argument add value to this useful new resource for students of current issues The popularity of Weblogs, or ""blogs,"" has prompted many questions such as: Should blogging about a candidate be considered a political advertisement, subject to campaign finance laws? This book tackles these issues by examining this topic from different angles Presents arguments for and against the freedom of speech of bloggers in the area of online journalism, student views, and the workplace