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Online Ideology: A Comparison of Website Communication and Media Use

  1. Cristina L. Byrne1,
  2. Darin S. Nei2,
  3. Jamie D. Barrett3,
  4. Michael G. Hughes4,
  5. Joshua L. Davis5,
  6. Jennifer A. Griffith6,
  7. Lauren N. Harkrider7,
  8. Kimberly S. Hester8,
  9. Amanda D. Angie9,
  10. Issac C. Robledo10,
  11. Dr. Shane Connelly11,
  12. H. Dan O'Hair12,
  13. Dr. Michael D. Mumford13

Article first published online: 16 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12003

Issue

Journal of Computer‐Mediated Communication

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volume 18, Issue 2, pages 25–39, January 2013

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How to Cite

Byrne, C. L., Nei, D. S., Barrett, J. D., Hughes, M. G., Davis, J. L., Griffith, J. A., Harkrider, L. N., Hester, K. S., D. Angie, A., Robledo, I. C., Connelly, S., O'Hair, H. D. and Mumford, M. D. (2013), Online Ideology: A Comparison of Website Communication and Media Use. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 18: 25–39. doi: 10.1111/jcc4.12003

Author Information

  1. 1

    Federal Aviation Administration

  2. 2

    Hogan Assessment Systems

  3. 3

    Devon Energy Corporation

  4. 4

    University of Oklahoma

  5. 5

    Linkage, Inc.

  6. 6

    University of Oklahoma

  7. 7

    University of Oklahoma

  8. 8

    University of Oklahoma

  9. 9

    U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service

  10. 10

    University of Oklahoma

  11. 11

    University of Oklahoma

  12. 12

    The University of Kentucky

  13. 13

    University of Oklahoma

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 16 JAN 2013

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Keywords:

  • online communication;
  • technology;
  • internet groups;
  • ideological groups;
  • message board communication

Abstract

This study examined and compared the websites of ideological groups from a communications and media use perspective. Thirty-six websites with message boards categorized as either violent ideological, nonviolent ideological, or nonviolent nonideological were content coded for several distinguishing characteristics. The results indicated that group type was predicted by the type of information presented, the difficulty of becoming a member, and the amount of freedom members had on discussion boards. These findings suggest that characteristics of violent ideological group websites can be used to distinguish them from websites of both nonviolent ideological and nonideological groups. This study also provides a demonstration of a research methodology that can be used to naturally observe ideological groups via an online setting.

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