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Can Journalists Have a Work-Life Balance? A Study of the Relationship between Journalists' Personal Blogs and Their Professional Work

Hu, Haidan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1343317252

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2012, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
Blogs, as a new technology have influenced the journalism industry as well as journalists. It changed one-way communication to many-to-many communication. The content on journalists' personal blogs largely depends on why journalists start blogs. The motivation can be condensed into intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Journalists may apply their professional work experiences and judgments while writing the posts either for the purposes of informing the audience or releasing the pressure from work. By applying Uses and Gratification Theory, Diffusion of Innovation Theory and TAM and related theories, this study aims to analyze the motivations for journalists starting personal blogs and tests the relationship between journalists' attitudes, perceived usefulness and actual behavior. In addition, the study also analyzes the content of journalists' blogs. The study can lead to further examination of the structure for journalists' attitudes, perceived usefulness and actual behavior and help us understand how a journalist's blog is able to contribute to society.
Hans Meyer, PhD (Committee Chair)
Michael Sweeney, PhD (Committee Member)
Kevin Grieves, PhD (Committee Member)
105 p.
Journalism; Mass Media; Multimedia Communications
journalism; electronic media; blog; interactive communication; uses and gratification theory; diffusion of innovation theory; technology acceptance model; digital media; new media; blogging journalists

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  • Hu, H. (2012). Can Journalists Have a Work-Life Balance? A Study of the Relationship between Journalists' Personal Blogs and Their Professional Work [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1343317252

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hu, Haidan. Can Journalists Have a Work-Life Balance? A Study of the Relationship between Journalists' Personal Blogs and Their Professional Work. 2012. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1343317252.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hu, Haidan. "Can Journalists Have a Work-Life Balance? A Study of the Relationship between Journalists' Personal Blogs and Their Professional Work." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1343317252

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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