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Froomkin about the internet
In Habermas@discourse.net: Toward a critical theory of cyberspace, Michael Froomkin explains how the internet could be a place for public discourse. Here's an interesting passage:
- "Habermasian new spaces begin with individuals in "pluralistic, differentiated civil societies" who gradually unite in communities of shared interests and understanding. Using democratized access to a new form of mass media - the Internet - these individuals engage first in self-expression, then engage each other in debate. In so doing, they begin to form new communities of discourse." (p. 857)
Blogwalk seems to be the ultimate result of new communities of discourse, made possible by the medium weblog.
