1. Occupying the Internet: Responding to the Shifting Power Balance.
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Surin, Jacqueline Ann
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ONLINE journalism , *INTERNET publishing , *INTERNET & society , *INTERNET in publicity , *INTERNET users , *MEDIA studies , *DIGITAL media research , *TWENTY-first century ,SOCIAL aspects ,MALAYSIAN politics & government - Abstract
This paper examines how the internet and information communication technology have resulted in a shift in power with regard to who defines and controls content for consumption. Individuals can now take on established institutions in defining and constructing reality; and with the much lower entry point for just about anybody to be a publisher, the traditional media are being contested as never before. At the same time, this shift in power has meant it is also easier to hold media accountable—not a bad thing at all for democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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