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When It Comes To Politics, The Internet Is Closing Our Minds

When It Comes To Politics, The Internet Is Closing Our Minds

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Does the internet poison politics? It'€™s been argued that the rise of '€œpersonalization,'€ the use of algorithms to filter what you see online, and easy access to the like-minded, have served to reinforce our pre-conceptions. Is the information bubble a myth, or is it undermining civic discourse? Is the rise of social media really broadening our world views, or narrowing them?

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For The Motion
Republic.com 2.0
Friday, September 7, 2007
Cass Sunstein remarks
The Internet vs. Obama
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Robert Wright
The Trouble with the Echo Chamber Online
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Natasha Singer
You Are Not a Gadget
Wednesday, December 31, 1969
Self-Segregation or Deliberation? Blog Readership, Participation, and Polarization in American Politics
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Eric Lawrence
Against The Motion
The End of the Echo Chamber
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Farhad Manjoo
The Facebook Friend in the Plastic Bubble
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Jesse Walker
Ideological Segregation Online and Offline
Friday, March 18, 2011
Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse Shapiro
Escape from the Echo Chamber
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Chadwick Matlin
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Social Networking Sites and Politics
Monday, March 12, 2012
Lee Rainie and Aaron Smith
Social Networking Sites and Our Lives
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Keith Hampton
The Social Side of the Internet
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Lee Rainie
How People Learn About Their Local Community
Monday, September 26, 2011
Tom Rosensteil
Google's Algorithm
Has Google Popped the Filter Bubble?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Steven Levy
How Google's Algorithm Rules the Web
Monday, February 22, 2010
Steven Levy
Facebook Instant Personalization
Facebook Instant Personalization: How to Disable It, and Why
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Zack Whittaker
Facebook Instant Personalization
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Nick Sanchez
Internet & Democracy Discussions
Internet and Democracy
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Paul Solomon (moderator)
Freedom
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Digital Nation Roundtable discussion
Digital Divide
Digital Divide?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Lauren Dyson
Digital Divide and Social Media: Connectivity Doesn't End the Digital Divide, Skills Do
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Danica Radovanovic
For Minorities, New Digital Divide Seen
Monday, January 10, 2011
Jesse Washington
Internet and Revolutionary Politics
Sorting Through Claims about the Internet and Revolutions
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sorting Through Claims about the Internet and Revolutionsand Part 2 Deen Freelon
Study: Twitter Played Pivotal Role in Arab Spring
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tina Casey
Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted
Monday, October 4, 2010
Malcolm Gladwell
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