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bhatrack |
sunstein chapters 9-10
Oct 29 2008, 5:43 PM EDT
1. Would a website like deliberativedemocracy.org work? Would it provide a place that is the opposite of the polarization currently overtaking the internet? It even begs a larger question, which is: do people even want to communicate with people who have such opposite viewpoints?(Republic.com 2.0, 193) 2. With the huge popularity of newspapers online for free, what is the draw of the old fashioned newspaper? Besides wanting to actually hold what you read, why are people still willing to pay for the news? Will the new generation (which doesn’t have the habits of our parents generation) eventually make paper news obsolete? (Republic.com 2.0, 207) 3. In the second to last paragraph of Republic 2.0, Sunstein states that although the internet isn’t an enemy, it poses a serious danger. Will the danger ever reach a peak and cause an internet “war” of different ideologies? (Republic.com 2.0, 222 Do you find this valuable?
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leingles |
1. question two
Oct 30 2008, 12:55 AM EDT
i think that question two is really interesting, and something that we as both writers and consumers need to consider. i think that writers and editors need to be taken into consideration along with consumers; is there something about seeing your byline in print rather than on screen? what about magazines or even books? are gossip magazines as popular with the competition against gossip blogs and websites? most importantly, if newspapers - including campus papers - do eventually become obsolete, will students have to purchase sudoku books in order to stay awake during british literature? Do you find this valuable? |
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kmak1 |
2. RE: sunstein chapters 9-10
Oct 30 2008, 1:46 AM EDT
Your third question relates almost exactly to my ethnography project: terrorism on the internet. The internet mainly poses a danger by the nature of information it platforms, and the connections it provides to whoever endorses this information. Online publications can include personal information, as well as reflections of people's personalities through opinion posts and specifically designed web sites. When one poses an opinion, and identifies themselves clearly, they not only invite potential opposition, but give them an address to attack at as well.I guess the internet could be much safer if we all just posted nicknames and fake birth dates, wouldn't it. We have yet to experience a full-scale cyber war. I guess that keeps us optimistic. Do you find this valuable? |
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kmak1 |
3. RE: sunstein chapters 9-10, part 2
Oct 30 2008, 1:53 AM EDT
Your second question reminded me of something interesting I witnessed recently. My roommate's professor had her sign up for the Wall Street Journal, paid subscription and all. She walked around the apartment, informing everyone that the paper would be coming in, and that she needed it so we should keep an eye out for it, and keep it safe from the cats. I left town that week, and by my return, I saw seven rolled up newspapers in plastic bags crowded outside my apartment entrance. They never even made it inside the door.Who knows if newspapers are suddenly going obsolete? The question is asked over and over as online news sources become more interactive and accessible. A more specific question, however, may be whether physical print has retained its centuries-ago integrity. I took several media writing classes when I was pursuing a major in journalism--my editor didn't even always know how to spell (I think we had an editor for his editions too). Also, print journalism is often a slow medium. Not only does publishing news in print take longer than posting it online, but the mentioned tedious editing process slows it down for approval as well. So in the long run, we might want to ask, how do we make print more efficient, more believable, and more like the way it was when it was trusted more than online news? Do you find this valuable? |
