Segregated, Ghettoized, Polarized and Insular? Who, Me?
A few weeks ago David Brooks, Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times, unearthed the roots of an important discussion that began with Cass Sunstein’s 2001 essay entitled “The Daily We: Is the internet really a blessing for democracy?” Brooks’ take on Sunstein branches in two directions: tension and composure. Tension because “the internet might lead us to a more ghettoized, polarized and insular electorate”. Composure due to recent work by Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro called “Ideological Segregation Online and Offline” which presents a different take on our what Sunstein called “personalization”.
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- Middle East and North Africa
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- Information and Communication Technologies
- internet penetration
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- ideological segregation online and offline
- Berkman Center for Internet and society
- Cass Sunstein
- internet
- David Brooks
- polarization
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