© Nick Ut What do 'Napalm Girl' and Alan Kurdi tell us about the digital public sphere?PaperMariska van Schijndel 06/03/201912 minutes to read With the rise of digital media, news items are increasingly based on emotions rather than rationality. In an ideal public sphere, we would have both.
© Joshua Sortino / Unsplash The algorithmic public sphere and democracyPaperAniek van den Brandt 25/05/201912 minutes to read The public sphere has been controlled by humans for years, but in the last decade, there has been a shift from human gatekeepers to algorithmic ones. This essay describes the consequences this algorithmic culture has for the public sphere.
