Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-193) and index
Contemporary democracies, civic engagement, and the media -- Public and private expression in contemporary democracies -- Converged media, converged audiences, and converged publics -- The question of citizenship in a converged environment -- The public sphere, expired : On the democratizing potential of convergent technologies -- A private sphere
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Online technologies excite the public imagination with narratives of democratization. The Internet is a political medium, borne of democracy, but is it democratizing? This text examines how online digital media shape and are shaped by contemporary democracies
Democracy
Internet-- Political aspects
Mass media-- Political aspects
Political participation-- Computer network resources