Blog Club is a student-faculty research collaborative focused on the study of the political blogosphere, yet broadly concerned with the implications of the Internet for Democracy. This working group seeks to examine the connection between digital media and civic and political life. We take a variety of approaches to explore these issues. In Fall 2006, we collected multi-level survey data from a cross-section of the top political bloggers and thousands of visitors to these blogs. This nested data will allow us to explore the interplay between the authors and audience of political blogs and examine the consequences of these interactions. In Spring and Summer 2007, we conducted a series of online survey experiments concerning online incivility and formal features of political blogs to understand how these factors influence perceptions and judgments.

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