Ebook: Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging in the UK 2011/12

The number of people reading and writing political blogs in the UK continues to grow, just as political bloggers grow in influence and authority. Now in its sixth year, the Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging comprises contributions from leading media commentators and bloggers analysing the state of the blogosphere and predicting where it might move next, as well as chronicling the pitfalls to avoid. The guide also contains blogging league tables, as voted for by Total Politics readers, which charts which blogs are the most influential in their field.;Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Can blogging get you elected?; The business of blogging; Blogging for local government; The role of Twitter in political news; How campaigners can use blogs; The AV referendum and the limits of online campaigning; State of the Labour blogosphere; State of the Conservative blogosphere; State of the Lib Dem blogosphere; State of the Green blogosphere; State of the Scottish blogosphere; State of the Welsh blogosphere; The 2011 Total Politics blog awards; The 2011 Total Politics blog awards results; Copyright.