Participation and deliberation: a case study of readers’ comments to news stories on the Brazilian presidential campaign

Authors

  • Marisa Torres da Silva Centro de Investigação Media e Jornalismo (CIMJ – FCSH/UNL)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17231/comsoc.23(2013).1616

Keywords:

Participation, Internet, deliberation, readers’ comments

Abstract

The Internet has created new “dialogical spaces” (Oblak, 2005) where issues of common concern can be discussed, serving to democratize the public sphere. As a potential deliberative section and a civic forum, readers’ comments in newspapers’ websites constitute a locus for public debate and ideas exchange provided by the mainstream media. As a case study, this article intends to assess the quality of audience participation in online news sites, by analysing the readers’ comments in the news about the Brazilian presidential campaign (September-November 2010) in the online versions of two Portuguese newspapers.

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Published

2013-11-25

How to Cite

Silva, M. T. da. (2013). Participation and deliberation: a case study of readers’ comments to news stories on the Brazilian presidential campaign. Comunicação E Sociedade, 23, 96-109. https://doi.org/10.17231/comsoc.23(2013).1616

Issue

Vol. 23 (2013): Digital public sphere: weaknesses and challenges

Section

Partilhar para Criar / Share to Create

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