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MediAnali : International scientific journal of media, journalism, mass communication, public relations, culture and society, Vol. 4 No. 8, 2010
Original scientific paper
The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea
Gil Baptista Ferreira
; Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, College of Eduacation, Portugal
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APA 6th Edition Baptista Ferreira, G. (2010). The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea. MediAnali, 4 (8), 1-10. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461 MLA 8th Edition Baptista Ferreira, Gil. "The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea." MediAnali, vol. 4, no. 8, 2010, pp. 1-10. https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461. Accessed 5 Jun. 2020. Chicago 17th Edition Baptista Ferreira, Gil. "The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea." MediAnali 4, no. 8 (2010): 1-10. https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461 Harvard Baptista Ferreira, G. (2010). 'The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea', MediAnali, 4(8), pp. 1-10. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461 (Accessed 05 June 2020) Vancouver Baptista Ferreira G. The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea. MediAnali [Internet]. 2010 [cited 2020 June 05];4(8):1-10. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461 IEEE G. Baptista Ferreira, "The internet as a virtual public sphere - Forums online and the limitations of an idea", MediAnali, vol.4, no. 8, pp. 1-10, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461. [Accessed: 05 June 2020] |
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Abstracts
Taking as reference the deliberative democracy model, our aim is to assess the democratic potential of online discursive spaces to simultaneously characterize the communication observed within them. The main objective is to evaluate the promises and limitations of online forums, in an approach to technology that emphasizes the Internet as a platform for political participation, as a virtual public sphere. Considering the different types of uses that individuals make of these spaces, it seems that the online discussion forums do not meet the ideal requirements of the public sphere, suggesting explanations for online political apathy and lack of deliberative debate. We conclude with the prerequisites to tap into the Internet’s democratic potential in order to protect and encourage its opportunities for democratic deliberation.
Keywords
online; deliberative democracy; public sphere; communication; political participation
Hrčak ID: 65461
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/65461
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