Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond
Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: information diffuses faster and can reach a large number of people, but what makes the process so novel is that online networks can empower people to compete with traditional broadcasters or public figures. T...
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| description | Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: information diffuses faster and can reach a large number of people, but what makes the process so novel is that online networks can empower people to compete with traditional broadcasters or public figures. This book critically interrogates the contemporary relevance of social networks as a set of economic, cultural and political enterprises and as a public sphere in which a variety of political and socio-cultural demands can be met. It examines policy, regulatory and socio-cultural issues arising from the transformation of communication to a multi-layered sphere of online and social networks. The central theme of the book is to address the following questions: Are online and social networks an unstoppable democratizing and mobilizing force? Is there a need for policy and intervention to ensure the development of comprehensive and inclusive social networking frameworks? Social media are viewed both as a tool that allows citizens to influence policymaking, and as an object of new policies and regulations, such as data retention, privacy and copyright laws, around which citizens are mobilizing. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:11332021-07-19T16:04:12Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1133/ Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond Wheeler, Mark Iosifidis, Petros 300 Social sciences 320 Political science 380 Commerce, communications & transportation Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: information diffuses faster and can reach a large number of people, but what makes the process so novel is that online networks can empower people to compete with traditional broadcasters or public figures. This book critically interrogates the contemporary relevance of social networks as a set of economic, cultural and political enterprises and as a public sphere in which a variety of political and socio-cultural demands can be met. It examines policy, regulatory and socio-cultural issues arising from the transformation of communication to a multi-layered sphere of online and social networks. The central theme of the book is to address the following questions: Are online and social networks an unstoppable democratizing and mobilizing force? Is there a need for policy and intervention to ensure the development of comprehensive and inclusive social networking frameworks? Social media are viewed both as a tool that allows citizens to influence policymaking, and as an object of new policies and regulations, such as data retention, privacy and copyright laws, around which citizens are mobilizing. Palgrave Macmillan 2016-11-17 Book PeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1133/1/9781137410290 text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1133/2/9781137410290_Book_OnlinePDF_for_Review%20Sticky%20note%20markup.pdf Wheeler, Mark and Iosifidis, Petros (2016) Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond. Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-41030-6 |
| spellingShingle | 300 Social sciences 320 Political science 380 Commerce, communications & transportation Wheeler, Mark Iosifidis, Petros Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond |
| title | Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond |
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| title_fullStr | Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond |
| title_short | Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond |
| title_sort | public spheres and mediated social networks in the western context and beyond |
| topic | 300 Social sciences 320 Political science 380 Commerce, communications & transportation |
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