News, Public Affairs, And The Public Sphere In A Digital Nation; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Rise of the Audience; 2 The Shifting News Landscape; 3 Pixels, Posts, and Producers; 4 Building Their Own Narrative; 5 The Mean Sphere and The Empty Sphere; 6 #chardonshooting: the Inverted Sphere; 7 Citizens and Journalism; 8 Journalism; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
Reporting makes a significant difference not just in the amount of public affairs information available to a community, but also in the amount and type of conversations about self-governance that take place in the digital world. Simpson argues that without daily professional journalism, the audience is forced to craft their own news feeds, often resulting in conversations without foundation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253) and index