Publisher's description: Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? The Myth of Digital Democracy reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little t…
Matthew Hindman reveals here that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse in the United States, but rather that it empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar.
The internet and the "democratization" of politics -- The lessons of Howard Dean -- "Googlearchy" : the link structure of political websites -- Political traffic and the politics of search -- Online concentration -- Blogs : the new elite media -- Elite politics and the "missing …
Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? "The Myth of Digital Democracy" reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political dis…
Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? "The Myth of Digital Democracy" reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political dis…
"Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? The Myth of Digital Democracy reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political disc…