The new canals of Amsterdam: an exercise in local electronic democracy

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Electronic communications, whether over international computer networks or local bulletin boards, offers politically-interested citizens a chance to create a new sphere of public discussion. Such a sphere has been mostly eroded by the mass media's emphasis upon entertainment and publicity in new broadcasting, which has turned serious political news and information into a commodity for consumption. Individuals using computer networks can now communicate without interference from the powers of the media which confuse independent thinking.

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Missing links in the evolution of electronic democratization

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A truly interactive form of electronic communication will need to be devised if modern telecommunications infrastructure will revolutionize democratic involvement by citizens. Currently, official government participation in electronic forms is limited to making official documents available to the public and allowing citizens one-way access to government leaders. There is little opportunity for genuinely interactive communication between politicians and their constituents, partly through fear of the meanings of a responsive citizenry.

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Electronic democracy and the new citizenship

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Electronic communication and information technology have a chance to radically affect how citizens practice democracy. The questions for the modern media researcher should center upon how the electronic model of communications and traditional media forms will counteract and reinforce each other. From the early evidence on computer networks, people are constructing new areas of political discussion over these networks, and are using them as an alternative to traditional news broadcasting and print journalism.

Research, Usage, Electronic news gathering, Online journalism

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