Internet democracy and blogosphere
8 important questions on Internet democracy and blogosphere
What were the expectations of the internet by Euphorics?
What were the expectations of the internet by Sceptics?
What makes a democratic public sphere?
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Do political blogs facilitate deliberation?
- bloggers mostly link to similar minded content
- blog readrs: sought-for accidental information (media fragmentation)
- blog readers are more polarised than average population and TV news audiences.
- readers seek out like-minded blogs
Thus leading to selective expusure and political polarization
Do political blogs facilitate political participation?
- blog readers are above average informed
- levels of political participation: political blog readers>readers of non-political blogs>non- readers of blogs
- left-wing bloggers participate more than right wing bloggers - more left wing blogs aim at mobilisation
Thus unclear whether political blogs enhance participation or attract the politically active part of the public.
What is the internet and how can it support democracy?
How had the internet changed the structure of the public shpere?
An additional facet of the public sphere
Have these changes enhanced the deliberative quality of the public sphere?
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