Can the Internet Properly Support Democracy and the Public Sphere?

Traditional journalism and citizen journalism together both keep the online public sphere well-informed and (hopefully) objective. Learning from various news sources and speaking back to the online community will provide the knowledge and comprehension to act as an active citizen in the public sphere. Understanding, discussing, and voting all benefit from properly engaging with the media instead of uncritically consuming it. 

Kevin Chao is a staff writer who is always striving to work harder, act stronger, and call his mother more often. Kevin is at Western University studying Media, Information, and Technoculture, and in his spare time he often explains what the name of his program actually means. 

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