Blogs and Online Newspapers are both publication types that use the Internet as
their communication platform. However, they have an odd relationship. Blogs can serve
as resources for conventional journalists, but are, on the other hand, sometimes seen as
parasitic to conventional journalism (Domingo & Heinonen, 2008).
Both publication types share the same technical environment. It is partly the
purpose of this study to understand if this technical environment is the only thing that
weblogs and online newspapers have in common. There are several characteristics that
could be compared in a study on blogging versus online journalism. For instance, the
diversity of sources has been compared in the past (Carpenter, 2008). The researcher of
this study has selected framing as the feature of comparison. Knowing whether
differences in framing exist depending on the publication type is a worthwhile
contribution to the field of media research. It provides a deeper understanding for the two
simultaneously existing phenomena weblogs and online newspapers