Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark?
The editorial discusses the relevance of analyzing some problematic aspects of online participation in consideration of events that happened during the preparation of this thematic issue. It critically challenges the eponymous ‘dark participation’ concept and its reception in the field, and calls fo...
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| description | The editorial discusses the relevance of analyzing some problematic aspects of online participation in consideration of events that happened during the preparation of this thematic issue. It critically challenges the eponymous ‘dark participation’ concept and its reception in the field, and calls for a deeper exploration of epistemological questions — questions that may be uneasy and difficult to answer, as they also refer to the issue of balance and scientific positioning in the face of threats to public communication and democratic ideals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dbf91a2a32d4fb7a1dc31db4f678ead2022-12-22T02:14:41ZengCogitatioMedia and Communication2183-24392021-02-0191848710.17645/mac.v9i1.40201818Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark?Thorsten Quandt0Department of Communication, University of Münster, GermanyThe editorial discusses the relevance of analyzing some problematic aspects of online participation in consideration of events that happened during the preparation of this thematic issue. It critically challenges the eponymous ‘dark participation’ concept and its reception in the field, and calls for a deeper exploration of epistemological questions — questions that may be uneasy and difficult to answer, as they also refer to the issue of balance and scientific positioning in the face of threats to public communication and democratic ideals.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/4020dark participationdisinformationdualityepistemologyparticipatory journalismpublic communicationonline communication |
| spellingShingle | Thorsten Quandt Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark? Media and Communication dark participation disinformation duality epistemology participatory journalism public communication online communication |
| title | Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark? |
| title_full | Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark? |
| title_fullStr | Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark? |
| title_short | Can We Hide in Shadows When the Times are Dark? |
| title_sort | can we hide in shadows when the times are dark |
| topic | dark participation disinformation duality epistemology participatory journalism public communication online communication |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/4020 |
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