Download or read book The Rise of the Fifth Estate written by Greg Jericho and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to examine the emergence of social media as a new force in the coverage of Australian politics. It makes use of original research to reveal who makes up the Australian political blogosphere, and tackles head-on some of its key developments.