[Air-l] "Validity? of citing internet sources?

[Matthew Bernius]

As other have mentioned, you're using a variety of online sources as texts
for analysis of opinion (something perceived differently than so called
"objective" fact).

Might I suggest:
"The Vulgar Spirit of Blogging": On Language, Culture, and Power in Persian
Weblogestan*"
Alireza Doostar
<http://www.anthrosource.net/action/doSearch?action=runSearch&type=advanced&result=true&prevSearch=%2Bauthorsfield%3A%28DOOSTDAR,ALIREZA%29>
*American Anthropologist
December 2004, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 651-662

Doostar's paper is an examination of opinion and discussion spread through
blogs. It seems pretty analogous to your project.

- Matt

Joseph Gelfer wrote:

Can anyone point me in the direction of any peer-reviewed papers which argue
> for the ?validity? of citing internet sources as complements to regular
> print sources?
>
> Here?s the context: I work in the area of Religious Studies. I like to
> cite
> church and religious organisation websites as an indicator of their
> positions on various contemporary issues. I also like to cite blogs of
> religious leaders who have significant public and publishing profiles, as
> these often contain some pretty impassioned content that may not make it
> through to ?official? outlets.
>

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