Civic engagement through mainstream online newspapers

Possibilities and shortcomings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2653724
AutoresCecilie Givskov (University of Copenhagen), Hans-Jörg Trenz, Hans‐jörg Trenz (0000-0002-3479-7498, University of Copenhagen)
Año2014
Volumen30
Número56
Fecha de publicación2014-06-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedieKultur Journal of media and communication research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0900-9671 • E-ISSN: 1901-9726
EditorialDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7146/mediekultur.v30i56.16969
OpenAlexW1550488871
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas14

Based on a pilot study of online news making and commenting in Denmark, the article discusses the relationship between online political news making and democracy. Empirical insights on the dynamics of user engagement and debates on mainstream Danish online news platforms are used to delineate the contours of the online public sphere. It is argued that the new digital media should be discussed not only as a new forum for political participation but also in relation to traditional forms of representative democracy. The analysis comprises the technical features and apps that are designed by online news providers in Denmark to facilitate the constitution of new 'voice publics'. How these voice publics are designed as an element of news making and news distribution and, as such, linked to the old 'representative' and 'attentive publics' of news consumption is investigated

Constitution · Danish · Deliberative democracy · Democracy · Digital media · Mainstream · Media studies · News media · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Public engagement · Public relations · Public sphere · Publics · Social media · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics