Internet, participation, and protest potentials.
The media serves as an essential institution of the public sphere where public opinion is formed and expressed. The evolution of the mass media, with the promotion of the commercial Internet in all levels of society, brings about heightened claims that the revolutionary medium will break down politi...
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/2074 |
| Summary: | The media serves as an essential institution of the public sphere where public opinion is formed and expressed. The evolution of the mass media, with the promotion of the commercial Internet in all levels of society, brings about heightened claims that the revolutionary medium will break down political controls and facilitate an egalitarian society with little or no barriers to communication. |
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