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The internet, the media and the future of democracy
Digital grassroots movements are bypassing traditional political parties and media as agenda setters in three ways: 1) Changing the rhetorical culture by influencing public discourse through blogs and social media. 2) Affecting the "ambience echo chamber" by shifting public opinion online, which then influences mainstream media and politicians. 3) "Super-charging" political organization by using digital tools to rapidly organize and mobilize people, as seen with movements like #OWS. While the internet has empowered new political voices, it may also fragment society and political decision-making by bypassing traditional forums of deliberation and compromise. There is a need to develop new online tools and practices to facilitate negotiation and decision-making
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- 2. The Internet, theMedia and the Future of Democracy Sitra JEF-Europe seminar “Fixing a hole –Closing a Gap in Democracy”, 22nd October 2011 Taneli Heikka
- 3. The power ofsetting a political agenda has shifted from the mainstream media & old political parties to digitally organized and driven ad-hoc movements.
- 4. • Three waysin which digital grassroots movements bybass the mainstream media and political parties as agenda setters
- 5. 1. Changing the rhetoricalculture
- 6. First come thebloggers…
- 7. …then the littleboys…
- 8. …and the biggirls in mainstream media…
- 9. and finally, comethe election results.
- 10. 2. Affecting the ambienceecho chamber
- 11. Not only inthe US they can… Not only in they US they can…
- 12. …but in Finlandtoo, in times of trouble…
- 13. …look at thebright side of life (enter the bloggers)
- 14. …and the enterpreneurialtweeters: Actually, we’re awesome!
- 15. Let’s look atit this way! Awesome!
- 16. And finally, politiciansand mainstream media pick up on the changed ambience.
- 17. 3. Super-charging the political organization
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- 19. #ows – apolitical organization 2.0
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- 21. • All newand relevant political ideas are digitally native • ”Is web2.0 relevant to politics” is not the question – that has been answered several years ago • But the interesting things on the Web are done by others than the established political players
- 22. • ”Old parties’”ideologicaldevelopment has dried out along with their incapability to adopt to the new communication environment • Parties & media were moderators in the political agenda setting and implementing process
- 23. • Those filtersare increasingly being bypassed • Who are the moderators now?
- 24. • The Internetdoes not, for now, provide a platform for negotiation and deliberation between extremes
- 25. • Does theParliament remain as the only such functioning institution? • Does the Internet as it now is actually work towards a shattered society where decision making is increasingly difficult?
- 26. • If so,should we make every effort to build tools and develop practices for decision making on the internet?
- 27. “Our parents aregrateful because they’re voting. We’re the first generation to say that voting is worthless.” Marta Solanas, 27, Spain (New York Times)
- 28. The parties and mediaare no more there to stop us doing what the internet enables us to do. Let’s choose wisely what we decide to do.
- 29. • [email protected] • http://avajaopen.fi •