207. Name: Ehsan Milani Title: Realization of Online Networked Publics: A Study on the Genre of Communication, Deliberation and Interactivity (BBC, Guardian, New York Times, CNN, Al Jazeera English) Institution: Macquarie University Country: Australia Date: 2016 Language: English Abstract: This study investigates the nature of online publics in selected news websites and their most popular affiliated social network: Facebook. The study refers to the question of genre and the role it plays in creating spaces of deliberative communication on the Web. The presence of deliberative practices is then observed within discussions, which emerge in news genre to reflect on the function and outcome of public deliberation in the cyberspace. The thesis argues that public opinions, which emerge from discussions on and about news genres, should be considered as legitimate reflections of public opinion and therefore a reasonable source for policymakers and analysts for pilot studies and feedback. Recognition of publics is important to reinvigorate discussion on the discourse of internet democracy in the context of participatory internet forums. This study investigates the relationship between genres of communication and the emergence of deliberative practices and the formulation of public opinion within six international news websites (BBC World News, the Guardian Global edition, the New York Times Global edition, CNN international, Al Jazeera English and the Washington Post) and their official pages on Facebook.
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