This post is a summary of our class discussion on September 19, 2011 on Dialogic Approaches: From Public Sphere to Networked Counterpublics facilitated by J. Nathan Matias. Our collaborative class notes are located here. Before our discussion began, we read articles covering the emergence of counterpublic ideas from public sphere […]
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The tools and resources of the Internet have given rise to “networked counterpublics”, spaces mediated by networked tools where individuals of common interests can engage in discourse and action internally and externally with other (perhaps more dominant) public spheres. What it means to be “counterpublic”, I believe, has not departed […]
Examining examples and definitions from the Civic Media site and blog posts from various thought leaders, I formed the following definition of Civic Media: Civic Media is any use of a medium that empowers a community to engage within and beyond the people, places, and problems of their community. This […]