public sphere

Facebook, public sphere, algorithms, digital culture

Diggit's Facebook Experiment

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In a highly debated Facebook post Mark Zuckerberg introduced upcoming changes to Facebook algorithms. Diggit Magazine will look into the effects of these algorithmic changes for media, acitivits and the public sphere in general. 

The impact of Facebook on the public sphere (salon d'holbach)

Facebook and the end of the public sphere

Article
Ico Maly
12/02/2018
13 minutes to read

Zuckerberg’s New Year resolutions to 'fix Facebook'  are bad news for anyone who cares about the diversity in the field of media and democracy in general.

Why activists should be aware that social media are not the public sphere

Column
Lucas Pascholatti
29/03/2017
5 minutes to read

This column aims to discuss the current context of social media use, activism and how it is connected to the public sphere itself. It shows that there are many questions that should be raised in the context of post-truth democracy. 

How basketball All-Star player LeBron James becomes a public intellectual

Article
G. H.
29/03/2017
7 minutes to read

Sports stars have an actual influence on the public sphere. They should dare to step up and raise their voices more often. Basketball player LeBron James' shows the way by criticizing Trump and supporting Black Lives Matter.

Brazil Online: The Public Sphere and Communicative Capitalism

Article
Lucas Pascholatti
10/01/2017
17 minutes to read

This article aims to discuss the idea of a communicative capitalism behind mass media and its influence in social media. The article uses the theory of public sphere and criticises the idea of a online public sphere in Brazilian social media.