Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Everyone has different views on democracy and how it is effected by the media, the theorist Andrew Keen believes that ‘We Media’ is bad and has previously described people who pay attention to it to be like “monkeys, dancing to the world of the internet”. Personally, I disagree to the most extent with this as I believe that ‘We Media’ opens new windows for people to be able to share what the main news companies can usually miss. By this I mean that with the technology people have now (mobile phones cameras), they can usually capture events in real time, before big news companies get to the scene. An example of this is the 9/11 attacks as witnesses could capture the event on phones/cameras which allowed people to know what was happening, and also gave different perspectives of the event. The theorist John Stewart Mill believes that people should have the right to express themselves (being self-regarding) but limits to freedom of speech should be there when it comes ‘other-regarding’ (being hateful/abusive). I agree with this so therefore lean more towards the left wing with my thoughts on democracy as I think that there has to be some power there to keep order.
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