In this day, internet as a platform for sharing information plays in important role in new media era. News can be readily accessible published or posted on line by individuals, business organizations, governments. Information sharing is more freedom among private and authorities. Therefore, new media provides a free speech for people, and they can easily express their opinions with others, which not only comment on daily life, but also have right saying some about business, government and politics. It has impacted the ways how society develops. Government establishes or sets its own official website for collecting information from populace. Base on Shirky (2011) and Hamielink (2006), new media promises a long-term tool for strengthen civil society and public sphere, and also a tendency to design new legal and moral rules. For new media information transparency, Citizen can be able to participate political election or vote for well-thought-of politician.
Reversely, they have power to supervise and topple corrupt politicians or officeholders, or protest loose polities to set up a more democracy society world. In contemporary, net is free for speech, so it eminently suited for the exposure of today’s liars in politics and in business. Although, Internet is a controversial new media which has changed the way how people communicate, it still needs legal and moral restricts which could effectively reduce unfounded rumor.
Reference:
Shirky, C. 2011. The Political Power of Social Media: Technology, the Public Sphere, and Political Change in Foreign Affairs
Academic Search Elite: http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/ehost/detail?hid=14&sid=876ea23a-4a92-4165-a024-3e169b3b1a14%40sessionmgr14&vid=1&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#toc (Accessed 27 Mar 2011)
Hamelink, C. 2006 The Ethics of internet: Can we cope with lies and Deceit on the Net? New Jersey
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