Internet media and the public sphere: The 2007 Australian e-electioneering experience

Macnamara, J

Internet media and the public sphere: The 2007 Australian e-electioneering experience

Macnamara, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Media International Australia, 2008, (129), pp. 7 - 19
Issue Date:: 2008-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Macnamara, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1387-3882	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Media International Australia, 2008, (129), pp. 7 - 19	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1329-878X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10417
dc.description.abstract	Internet media have come under increasing examination since the early 1990s within a number of theoretical frameworks, including their use and potential influence in the public sphere of political discourse. Increasing use of internet media was identified in the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections, with the latter being described as 'a critical turning point'. However, the development of what some call 'new media' or 'social media' based on Web 2.0 internet technology has overtaken many findings of previous research. Some of the most popular Web 2.0-based media currently in use were developed after 2004. These technological changes, coinciding with declining television viewing and newspaper readership, suggest that new forms of internet media need ongoing critical review. This paper analyses findings from a study of internet media use in the 2007 Australian federal election and explores their implications in relation to the public sphere.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Media International Australia	en_US
dc.title	Internet media and the public sphere: The 2007 Australian e-electioneering experience	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	129	en_US
utslib.for	2001 Communication and Media Studies	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing	en_US
utslib.for	20 Language, Communication and Culture	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CPCE - Centre for Creative Practices and the Cultural Economy
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	129	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Internet media have come under increasing examination since the early 1990s within a number of theoretical frameworks, including their use and potential influence in the public sphere of political discourse. Increasing use of internet media was identified in the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections, with the latter being described as 'a critical turning point'. However, the development of what some call 'new media' or 'social media' based on Web 2.0 internet technology has overtaken many findings of previous research. Some of the most popular Web 2.0-based media currently in use were developed after 2004. These technological changes, coinciding with declining television viewing and newspaper readership, suggest that new forms of internet media need ongoing critical review. This paper analyses findings from a study of internet media use in the 2007 Australian federal election and explores their implications in relation to the public sphere.

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