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The role of social media in the evolution of the public sphere.
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The role of social media in the evolution of the public
sphere
(please don’t be put off by the title. There are some pictures)
The Bourgeois Public Sphere
A theory developed by Jurgen Habermas
“An area in social life where people can get together and freely discuss and identify societal problems”
(http://records.viu.ca/-soules/medi205/habermas.html)
A private gathering, separate from the State
Crucial…..
Success of the public sphere depends on equality.
Can everyone access it?
Does everyone have a voice?
Threats…
Private interests invade the public sphere
Manipulation of messages
Public sphere deforms
PROPAGANDA
BUT…..
There may be hope….
(Social Media Hero)
Social media may facilitate a more perfectly functioning public
sphere
Few barriers to entry
Everyone has a voice
No geographical boundaries
The Public Sphere in Action..
PICTUREGATE
The official message was rejected
A separate discourse developed
In the public arena – ‘unofficial channels’
Separate from the STATE
The message…Market saturation – we no longer need to
listen to ‘the message’
If the private is to influence the public, they have to subject.
The message must be constructed in the language and ideology of the public sphere.
A protective public sphere
Citizen journalism.. Shaping the official discourse
BUT….
IS SOCIAL MEDIA ULTIMATELY DESTRUCTIVE TO THE PUBLIC SPHERE?
Increasing interference of the state
Nabbed from the public sphere?
Still vulnerable to advertising
We don’t know who’s listening..
They can keep tabs on us..
You need one of these…
Equal Participation?
Public sphere depends on speech, debate discussion
Does everyone have a voice?
@laurenfisher
www.lozfisher.com