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L3
Civic Engagement
And social
networks
social capital
networks together with sharedvalues and facilitate
co-operation within and among groups
Information
social solidarity
What
take action on the issues of public concern
Ordinary people become the
agents of social change
Why
develops the communication between the leader and the follower
Public's loss of confidence in government in general
Work with limited resources
How
Civic Health
Service
Jury duties
social works
Group participation
Connecting to information and current events
Pay attention to news reports on civic issues
informed about government
political discussions
Social connectedness
Talking to othes
Making friends with
different background
Political action
Vote
Participating in a
demonstration
Buying or boycotting based on
values
Pessimistic Trends in America Back to 1980/90s
radio, television or video games time replacement effect)
Other scholars: civic activities may take
different forms
Who
Mostly the
well-educated and
financially well-off
Journalism
Media
Fourth Estate
Why
its explicit capacity of advocacy
and its implicit ability to frame political issues
example
Watergate Scandal
played in exposing the criminal acts of a president and his administration
reporters to approach stories with an honest amount of skepticism.
reveal the dark side of government.
he have a tongue which
others will listen to
free press
Professional (Traditional)
As a Gatekeeper
Agenda-setting Theory
People rely on news to decide where they should focus
attention (surveillance function)
Underlying assumptions
Information access = automatic engagement
Audience are passive
Source-message-channel-receiver
“If-you-publish-it-they-will-engage”
Citizen
Challenges Traditional
Information flows much faster via
interpersonal networks
Twitter
Facebook
Prefer shallow reporting
Old financial/business models fail
Changing the passive role
fact-checking
Show me
News is on demand
Watching the watchdog
user-generated content
Effects
The Arab Spring
The new agency
Why
Mainstreams media still occupy a key place
effective discourse
Role
Providing information for surveillance and social
cohesion
Facilitating public discourse with interactivity
Engagement Goals
Using interactive tools to present public affairs more
effectively
Providing venues for citizen voices linked with the
authority and credibility of news organization
Combing institutional and citizen voices
Providing places for citizen-to-citizen interaction
on public affairs
Providing places for citizen-to-official interactions
on public affairs issues