A Framework for Social Change Through Media

dc.contributor.advisorEspinosa, Tiffany
dc.contributor.authorBoniske, Jill
dc.contributor.programMA in Cultural Sustainabilityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-18T18:27:36Z
dc.date.available2016-02-18T18:27:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.descriptionKeywords: new media, public sphere, social media, media activism, media consolidation, information silo, citizen journalism, transnational public sphereen_US
dc.description.abstractAs new and social media have become widely used for social activism, many people question whether the Internet is living up to its early promise as a more democratic media. This paper analyses three organizations’ media models to determine whether these new technologies can be used to build a new and vibrant public sphere. This research illustrates that social and new media are succeeding in adding voices and issues to the public sphere that would not traditionally have an outlet; where they are failing is in broadening discussion and bringing people to consensus around divisive issues. For new media to contribute to a healthy public sphere, the online landscape must evolve to include mechanisms for breaking out of silos in order to promote a more thoughtfully engaged citizenry’s participation.en_US
dc.format.extent102 p.en_US
dc.genrecapstonesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M23T64
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2262
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
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dc.subject.lcshCultural sustainability -- Capstone (Graduate)
dc.subject.lcshSocial media -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshSocial participation.
dc.subject.lcshSocial integration.
dc.titleA Framework for Social Change Through Mediaen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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