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Moral Dilemmas in Blog Commenting A Study on the Ethics Behind Comment Policies on Feminist Blogs

Liu, Meng
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1413199352

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2014, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
This thesis explores the ethical rules and regulations bloggers employ to protect their online communities. Rather than analyzing actual blog posts, as done by previous research, this paper focuses on comment policies in 100 feminist blogs to see how these policies reflect the ethical norms bloggers endorse and the ethical violations they encounter in the comments. Additionally, a survey of 113 feminist bloggers reveals how this subgroup of bloggers defines, communicates, and enforces the norms established in their comment policies. By comparing and contrasting the findings with existing research and theories, this study aims at answering the question of how comment policies get translated into reality and whether they appropriately address the moral dilemmas in this area. While the policies generally deal with relevant ethical violations, this study’s findings suggest that policies should particularly emphasize bigotry, prejudice based on privilege, and fat/slut/victim shaming.
Debatin Bernhard (Advisor)
87 p.
Journalism
blogging; ethics; community; comment policy

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  • Liu, M. (2014). Moral Dilemmas in Blog Commenting A Study on the Ethics Behind Comment Policies on Feminist Blogs [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1413199352

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Liu, Meng. Moral Dilemmas in Blog Commenting A Study on the Ethics Behind Comment Policies on Feminist Blogs . 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1413199352.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Liu, Meng. "Moral Dilemmas in Blog Commenting A Study on the Ethics Behind Comment Policies on Feminist Blogs ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1413199352

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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