CMN 3109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Liberal Democracy, Alternative Media, Dialectic
18 Apr 2016
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Plays a big role in contemporary media theory. Definition of public sphere public opinion can be formed (49) To understand what other people think, to hear your own opinion, to try to work out your own opinion if your friends are wrong, you"re trying to get them to change their own, for fun. Convince the public that they should act a certain way. Ruling structure organized - your elected officials. The state = the government, the structure that is in place whereby people govern a territory. No, the public sphere as this place where we operate and participate in democracy is independent of the state this independence allows the people who participate to exercise that criticism and control. Made up of citizens who are critical of the state. Came about in print capitalism particularly people who are selling newspapers, etc. Characteristic ii (free participation: access if guaranteed to all citizens.
