In modern society, ‘the public’ is inevitably a mediated sphere as only media can bridge its spatial, temporal and topical diversity. While this media has traditionally been mass media (one-to-many), the arrival of the Internet has popularised meso media (many-to-many). In that context, the mediated public sphere has undergone significant changes. On the one hand, media theorists emphasise the enabling characteristics of digital media, hoping for an egalitarian public sphere and an empowerment of media users. On the other hand, critics discuss the regulatory attributes of social media platforms, which allow to preformat and to sanction communication more efficiently than ever before. This overview paper discusses the generic relationship be...
This introduction to the Special Issue of Social Media + Society discusses the key theoretical persp...
Historical mass media and contemporary social media are typically seen as opposites. “The culture in...
The thesis investigates if social media with focus on Facebook is used as a digital public sphere. I...
Social media has become a key term in Media and Communication Studies and public discourse for chara...
Unter dem Eindruck einer neuen Form vernetzter und globaler Öffentlichkeit haben Debatten und Forsch...
Social media has become a key term in Media and Communication Studies and public discourse for chara...
The following essay aims to investigate recent transformations of the public sphere influenced by so...
Almost since the advent of the Internet, there has been great interest in analyzing and understandin...
Almost since the advent of the Internet, there has been great interest in analyzing and understandin...
This article first surveys current research within the context of the public sphere, particularly in...
Normative theorists of the public sphere, such as Jurgen Habermas, have been very critical of the 'o...
Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: informat...
With the 21st century, we are witnessing the mass spread of the communication technologies and socia...
The media serves as an essential institution of the public sphere where public opinion is formed and...
Habitamos en sociedades altamente mediatizadas ya no sólo completamente atravesadas por la acción de...
This introduction to the Special Issue of Social Media + Society discusses the key theoretical persp...
Historical mass media and contemporary social media are typically seen as opposites. “The culture in...
The thesis investigates if social media with focus on Facebook is used as a digital public sphere. I...
Social media has become a key term in Media and Communication Studies and public discourse for chara...
Unter dem Eindruck einer neuen Form vernetzter und globaler Öffentlichkeit haben Debatten und Forsch...
Social media has become a key term in Media and Communication Studies and public discourse for chara...
The following essay aims to investigate recent transformations of the public sphere influenced by so...
Almost since the advent of the Internet, there has been great interest in analyzing and understandin...
Almost since the advent of the Internet, there has been great interest in analyzing and understandin...
This article first surveys current research within the context of the public sphere, particularly in...
Normative theorists of the public sphere, such as Jurgen Habermas, have been very critical of the 'o...
Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: informat...
With the 21st century, we are witnessing the mass spread of the communication technologies and socia...
The media serves as an essential institution of the public sphere where public opinion is formed and...
Habitamos en sociedades altamente mediatizadas ya no sólo completamente atravesadas por la acción de...
This introduction to the Special Issue of Social Media + Society discusses the key theoretical persp...
Historical mass media and contemporary social media are typically seen as opposites. “The culture in...
The thesis investigates if social media with focus on Facebook is used as a digital public sphere. I...