Interactivity and democracy in online media: A case study of

Interactivity and democracy in online media: A case study of

Faculty of Arts School of Humanities 9407042h grule@polka.co.za === The simplistic, optimistic view surrounding Internet discourse suggests that because of the Net's ability to quickly and cheaply distribute vast amounts of information and facilitate communication, citizens can use digita...

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Main Author: Rule, Gregory
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Interactivity
Online
Media
Democracy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/1460
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-wits-oai-wiredspace.wits.ac.za-10539-14602019-05-11T03:39:47Z Interactivity and democracy in online media: A case study of Rule, Gregory Interactivity Online Media Democracy Faculty of Arts School of Humanities 9407042h grule@polka.co.za The simplistic, optimistic view surrounding Internet discourse suggests that because of the Net's ability to quickly and cheaply distribute vast amounts of information and facilitate communication, citizens can use digital networks to influence decision-making in society, which will lead to democratisation in communication. While there is indeed an inherent interactive capacity in the technologies of new media that facilitates discussion and debate, computer-mediated communication generally does not live up to the democratic hype. More to the point, the discursive inequalities and exclusions that result from the uneven distribution of power in society tend to be reproduced in the online environment. 2006-10-26T08:48:06Z 2006-10-26T08:48:06Z 2006-10-26T08:48:06Z Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10539/1460 en 2191795 bytes 31217 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf
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Online
Media
Democracy
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Online
Media
Democracy
Rule, Gregory
Interactivity and democracy in online media: A case study of
description Faculty of Arts School of Humanities 9407042h grule@polka.co.za === The simplistic, optimistic view surrounding Internet discourse suggests that because of the Net's ability to quickly and cheaply distribute vast amounts of information and facilitate communication, citizens can use digital networks to influence decision-making in society, which will lead to democratisation in communication. While there is indeed an inherent interactive capacity in the technologies of new media that facilitates discussion and debate, computer-mediated communication generally does not live up to the democratic hype. More to the point, the discursive inequalities and exclusions that result from the uneven distribution of power in society tend to be reproduced in the online environment.
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