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This book investigates what influence online incivility-through
user-generated comments on news websites-has on public debate.
Built on the premise that public discussions about important topics
are vital to a healthy democracy, the book analyzes 3,508 online
comments in order to understand what factors in comments make them
more susceptible to incivility, defined as nasty remarks rife with
profanity. It also examines comments for attributes of
deliberation, which are discussions across difference supported by
evidence and rational arguments. Using an experiment, the book
shows that uncivil comments jumpstart a chain reaction, leading
first to negative emotion and then to greater intention to get
politically involved. Overall, Online Incivility and Public Debate:
Nasty Talk argues that while incivility mars online debate, it may
also spark interest in important topics and allow for positive
"deliberative moments" of quality discussion.
This book explores the way today's interconnected and digitized
world--marked by social media, over-sharing, and blurred lines
between public and private spheres--shapes the nature and fallout
of scandal in a frenzied media environment. Today's digitized world
has erased the former distinction between the public and private
self in the social sphere. Scandal in a Digital Age marries
scholarly research on scandal with journalistic critique to explore
how our Internet culture driven by (over)sharing and viral, visual
content impacts the occurrence of scandal and its rapid spread
online through retweets and reposts. No longer are examples of
scandalous behavior "merely" reported in the news. Today, news
consumers can see the visual evidence of salacious behavior whether
through an illicit tweet or video with a simple click. And we can't
help but click.
This book investigates what influence online incivility-through
user-generated comments on news websites-has on public debate.
Built on the premise that public discussions about important topics
are vital to a healthy democracy, the book analyzes 3,508 online
comments in order to understand what factors in comments make them
more susceptible to incivility, defined as nasty remarks rife with
profanity. It also examines comments for attributes of
deliberation, which are discussions across difference supported by
evidence and rational arguments. Using an experiment, the book
shows that uncivil comments jumpstart a chain reaction, leading
first to negative emotion and then to greater intention to get
politically involved. Overall, Online Incivility and Public Debate:
Nasty Talk argues that while incivility mars online debate, it may
also spark interest in important topics and allow for positive
"deliberative moments" of quality discussion.
This book explores the way today's interconnected and digitized
world--marked by social media, over-sharing, and blurred lines
between public and private spheres--shapes the nature and fallout
of scandal in a frenzied media environment. Today's digitized world
has erased the former distinction between the public and private
self in the social sphere. Scandal in a Digital Age marries
scholarly research on scandal with journalistic critique to explore
how our Internet culture driven by (over)sharing and viral, visual
content impacts the occurrence of scandal and its rapid spread
online through retweets and reposts. No longer are examples of
scandalous behavior "merely" reported in the news. Today, news
consumers can see the visual evidence of salacious behavior whether
through an illicit tweet or video with a simple click. And we can't
help but click.
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