SOC356Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Habitat Destruction, Binary Opposition, Environmental Governance
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Internet public sphere ( keep it wild, keep it local ) Introduction social movements need mass media for attention: reach potential supporters through media outreach, engage opponents/governments in debate. Internet is providing new outlet for social movements examines eco-political conflict over proposed site (called the jumbo pass) of ski resort in bc. Social movements and journalists share relationship of dependency: social movements need journalists to spread their mission, journalists need material to cover. Emergence of internet alternative public sphere (outside of traditional mass media) Internet gives social movements greater independence and power: changes relationship btwn social movements and mass media internet additional tactical outlet for social movements. Traditional news sources carry influence still an important outlet for exposure. Combine textual analysis of news articles from major newspapers with analysis of websites produced by environment organizations. Studying online communities or websites internet as methodological tool. Tourism, development and ecological risk in the purcells.
