Discuss how the prominence of social media has changed the face of the public forum.
What will be an ideal response?
- Social media brings speed to the transmission of news and discussion which was not available before.
- Much of the discourse in the public forum now takes place online via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
- Since it is easy to share a message via social media this has created a smaller perceived distance between speakers and listeners
- It is now much easier to be politically engaged
- The downside to the social media aspect of a public forum occurs in a lack of civility, polarization, and an unwillingness to engage "offline."
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