Iran's Political Parties Link to Persian Blogosphere More than News Sources

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Aiden Duffy

University of Washington

Philip N. Howard

University of Washington - Department of Communication; University of Washington - Henry. M. Jackson School of International Studies; University of Washington - The Information School; University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute; University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

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Date Written: February 9, 2010

Abstract

In Iran’s online political networks, bloggers are among the most commonly sourced external links, trumping both the domestic and international news media. Moreover, Iran’s political parties are more likely link to bloggers than to each other.

Keywords: Iran, media, blog, blogger, blogging, news

Suggested Citation

Duffy, Aiden and Howard, Philip N., Iran's Political Parties Link to Persian Blogosphere More than News Sources (February 9, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2562433 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2562433

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