The New Public Sphere

Invisible Actors, Intangible Codes

A well-informed public is one of the key elements for the functioning of a democracy. However we must acknowledge the paradoxical nature of the present public that is global in size but limited to conversing through a computer screen. These days it seems a well-informed public is a public that ...
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The New Public Sphere

Twitter as the Medium and the Message

Or Twitter as The Public

“Describe yourself in a sentence.” Teachers commonly use this phrase as an invitation to their students, presumably to get to know them better. All your thoughts, ideas, motivations, and aspirations, all condensed into one sentence. That is a lot of editing -- your gist can only contain the ‘best’ or ...
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Twitter as the Medium and the Message