The fifth estate : the power shift of the digital age /

"The rise of the press led to the development of an independent institution: the Fourth Estate, central to pluralist democratic processes. In the digital age, the internet and related information and communication technologies are enabling a network power shift - empowering a Fifth Estate. Netw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dutton, William H., 1947- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford studies in digital politics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series
  • The Fifth Estate
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Boxes
  • List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Introduction: Reconfiguring Informational and Communicative Power
  • Part I The Foundations of the Fifth Estate
  • 1. The Idea and Evidence of a Fifth Estate
  • 2. Fifth Estate Theories of Distributed and Network Power
  • Part II Fifth Estate Strategies
  • 3. Searching
  • 4. Originating
  • 5. Networking
  • 6. Collaborating
  • 7. Leaking
  • Part III Shaping the Future of the Fifth Estate
  • 8. A Power Shift for Democracy and Society
  • 9. Threats to the Fifth Estate
  • 10. The Future of the Fifth Estate
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.