Online blogging journalism

Abstract

The Internet, networks and the means of communication in the world of communication and information have greatly influenced all aspects of the information cycle until things have been turned upside down, and it has even been said that today the world can be separated into two worlds: the world of pre-internet and post-Internet.

Perhaps one of the most important data of the Internet in the world of information and journalism is electronic publishing, which comes blogging as one of its forms. Blogs, which have begun slowly in the form of personal diaries, developed and spread on the Internet very quickly and started to have its own universe, the world of blogging. It has begun to make its way in the world of journalism to the extent that it is competing with the traditional press (radio, radio, newspapers) and has a community of bloggers ( Bloggers), writers, and readers.

From the standpoint of Internet sociology, blogs are seen as a means of expression, communication, and advertising for organizations and individuals. On the other hand, blogs are seen as one of the social networking methods that can drive owners and pioneers to engage and adapt to content management techniques to meet their own needs to develop a vibrant virtual community.

Hence this research is meant to address the topic of blogs on the Internet due to the lack the scarcity of Arabic writings on blogs, and the small number of Arab blogs on the Internet. Researchers believe that this situation is due to the non-spread of the culture of blogs in the Arab countries, which led to ignorance of blogs and their presence on the Internet, and how to create, manage and maintain and benefit from them.

The importance of this research comes in its contribution to the dissemination of the culture of blogs, which will lead to the spread of blogs on the Internet and thus provide great opportunities for those looking for news or free opinion or events through a neutral view not influenced by political, social or government censorship. Which is often subjected to and influenced by the traditional press. The spread of Arab blogs on the Internet will open the way for free expression of opinion without any influence or diligence that can be practiced in the traditional press. In this research, the researcher used the descriptive approach based on the description and analysis of blogs on the Internet, in addition to the observations obtained from the literature published topic and from visiting and browsing many blogs on the Internet.