His talk is prescient at a time when twitter has been seen to be the most immediate way of delivering news from the front line of the iran election. The political power of social media technology, the public sphere, and political change clay shirky clay shirky is professor of new media at new york university and the author of cognitive surplus. Article summary discussion of the political impact of social media has focused on the power of mass protests to topple governments. Technology, the public sphere, and political change in the longrenowned journal, foreign affairs, has penned some thought. From the postelection unrest in iran to the lightningfast spread of the news of michael jacksons death, social networks like. Clay shirky and the political power of social media. Clay shirky on social media, news and the democratic. Online social media are changing the face of politics in the united states. Malcolm gladwell and clay shirky an absence of evidence malcolm gladwell while reading clay shirky s the political power of social media januaryfebruary 2010, i was reminded of a trip i took just over ten years ago, during the dotcom bubble.
Feb 01, 2017 refreshingly, those popular on social media have realised the power in which their words resonate with audiences. Our social tools are not an improvement to modern society, they are a challenge to it. Considered one of the finest thinkers on the internet revolution, clay provides an insightful and optimistic view of networks, social software, and technologys effects on society. In the recent wake of political developments such as brexit and trump, young. The social media umbrella, which encompasses mobile texting, email, social networking, and photo and videosharing, certainly plays a role in disseminating information, galvanizing support, and organizing protests. Jan 07, 2014 reflection on clay shirky the political power of social media by willi ibbeken january 7, 2014 reflection 3, reflections williibbeken in the beginning of his essay, clay shirky is writing about the first time that social media had helped force out a national leader shirky. Discussion of the political impact of social media has focused on the power. When we change the way we communicate, we change society, its not information overload.
The idea of traditional media being replaced by social media makes it a biased look on how this revolution changed lives. Social medias quick development into an important way to influence society is part of the advancement of information and communication technologies. In fact, social media s real potential lies in supporting civil society and the public sphere which will produce change over years and decades, not weeks or months. New media scholar and nyu professor clay shirky writes about the social and economic effects of internet technologies. In a wonderful ted talk recorded last month, clay shirky details why the arrival of social media on a massive scale is a true communications revolution. The impact of social media in social and political aspects in. Clay shirkys social media view of the world social media. Refreshingly, those popular on social media have realised the power in which their words resonate with audiences. Clay shirky, the political power of social media write or. Ive started to force myself to use twitter to see if i can discover why people find it so compelling. The political power of social media technology, the public sphere, and political change clay shirky on january 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of philippine president joseph estrada, loyalists in the philippine congress voted to set aside key evidence against him. Communication power, social media and mass selfcommunication 75.
Thus, all rulers are dependent for their positions and political power upon the obedience, submission, and. In fact, social medias real potential lies in supporting civil society and the public sphere which will produce change over years and decades, not weeks or months. The political power of social media technology, the public sphere, and political change clay shirky on january 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of. Clay shirkys social media view of the world social. Clay shirky on social media, news and the democratic process.
Clay shirky and the political power of social media public. It is no longer a matter of geeks and nerds hacking into the the software, it is about promoting discussions within the society in a large scale. Jan 21, 2011 the use of social media provides a lot of benefits to those challenging the status quo. Clay shirky although the idea isnt new to those of us who have been paying attention in the past couple of years, shirky contextualizes it in a way that points to the ever more rapidly impeding end of topdown news, which is in turn effecting. The study social media and politics the new power of political influence explores the development and use of social media in influencing politics and society. Malcolm gladwell and clay shirky an absence of evidence malcolm gladwell while reading clay shirkys the political power of social media januaryfebruary 2010, i was reminded of a trip i took just over ten years ago, during the dotcom bubble. While news from iran streams to the world, clay shirky shows how facebook, twitter, and txts help citizens in repressive regimes report on real news, bypassing censors however briefly. Less than two hours after the decision was announced, thousands of filipinos, angry that their corrupt president might be. Clay shirky is professor of new media at new york university and the author of cognitive surplus. Request the article directly from the author on researchgate. The new opportunity and mobilizing structure amandha rohr lopes this paper seeks to explain and test the formation process of social movements by addressing two overarching interrelated factors. This chapter analyzes the social media strategies of political power focusing on turkey. May 29, 2017 clay shirky describes the political power of the social media with concreate scenarios. Technology, the public sphere, and political change pp.
The political power of social media revisited semantic scholar. On january 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of philippine president joseph estrada, loyalists in the. By using innercircle and outercircle conceptualizations, it shows. Social media and politics the new power of political influence. Social media effecting political democracies world wide media. Media guru clay shirky responds to criticisms in evgeny morozovs december cover story on why dictators benefit from the web.
Jun 19, 2009 in a wonderful ted talk recorded last month, clay shirky details why the arrival of social media on a massive scale is a true communications revolution. Discussion of the political impact of social media has focused on the power of mass protests to topple governments. Far more people in the 1500s were reading erotic novels than martin luthers ninetyfive theses, and far more people before. His talk is prescient at a time when twitter has been seen to be the most immediate way of delivering news from the front line of the iran election protests much of what he says derives from his fine book here comes everybody that i. Clay shirky argues that the history of the modern world could be rendered as the history of ways of arguing, where changes in media change what sort of arguments are possible with deep social and political implications. In the philippine for example, when, on january 17, 2001, the loyalists to the then sitting president voted to ignore evidences that would help the impeachment trial, a simple text message go 2 edsa. Feb 10, 2011 often championed as one of the modern thinkers of technology and society, but also maligned as a mere navalgazing pop intellectual who talks the talk, shirkys recent article the political power of social media. How social media reduces mass political polarization.
The power of organizing without organizations, i decided to subscribe to shirkys tweets. Even as social media continue to evolve, tweeting to power captures a current snapshot of campaign politics that demonstrates how the strategic use of social media can be a powerful advantage in winning elections. The points he makes echo a number of my blog posts and thus provides further support to some of the. Clay shirky just published a piece in foreign affairs on the political power of social media. The history of the modern world could read as a history of ways of arguing, social media guru clay shirky says. How social media can make history clay shirky teded. Lo and behold, a few hours later i get this tweet from shirky. Dec 26, 2010 clay shirky just published a piece in foreign affairs on the political power of social media. As the communications landscape gets denser, more complex, and more participatory, the networked population is gaining greater access to information, more opportunities to engage in public speech, and an enhanced ability to undertake. Clay shirky is a professor of interactive telecommunications program at the tisch school of the arts of new york university, where he teaches courses on the interrelated effects of social and. Clay shirky, the political power of social media august 11, 20 by write and wrong in this piece, the author attempts to explain worldwide views and opinions on internet freedom and political involvement in the matter. Timely not only because those of us in the modern democratic world are completely immersed in these technologies, but mostly because were beginning to see them as tools of citizen activism and. Reflection on clay shirky the political power of social.
In an article in the washington times, luke rosiak 2012 discussed the region in virginia that is most saturated with political media of. Anchor marco werman talks with clay shirky, the author of ithe political. Older people need not be scared of these new social media as the assimilation of both can be done without hints of failure because this is. This means that social media is a complex term and that there are different types of social media.
One complaint about the idea of new media as a political force is that most people simply use these tools for commerce, social life, or selfdistraction, but this is common to all forms of media. The use of social media provides a lot of benefits to those challenging the status quo. In fact, social medias real potential lies in supporting civil. Clay shirky is professor of new media at new york university. Reflection on clay shirky the political power of social media by willi ibbeken january 7, 2014 reflection 3, reflections williibbeken in the beginning of his essay, clay shirky is writing about the first time that social media had helped force out a national leader shirky. The political power of social media in most of the inhabited land, before the 12th century a. The political power of social media technology, the public sphere. The political power of social media foreign affairs. Harrison payneclay shirky argues that the history ofthe modern world could be renderedas the history of ways of arguing, wherechanges in media change what sort ofarguments are possible with deepsocial and political implications. Technology, the public sphere, and political change. Clay shirky on social media and revolution the leading web thinker drew applause from the sxswi audience with his praise for egyptian protesters josh halliday.
Research these revolutions and create a visual way to represent their key features. The past couple of weeks in the news have truly highlighted how influential social media are as far as how we communicate globally and spread news. The essay shows several cases in which people were empowered to stand up against authoritarian governments through the use of new media technologies. Power was exerted through local feudal, and collection of taxes each year. During the arab spring, for example, we saw protesters. Mr shirkys contribution is the debate over the impact of social media on political power by elevating the participation of the public.
This paper will attempt to distinguish the connections between democratization and information and communications. Newmedia scholar and nyu professor clay shirky writes about the social and economic effects of internet technologies. I went to the catalog clothier lands end in wisconsin. Clay shirky is todays leading voice on the social and economic impact of internet technologies. In fact, social media s real potential lies in supporting civil. Jun 17, 2009 it is more and more often a way of creating an environment for convening and supporting groups. An explanation of clay shirkys the political power of.
Anthony rotolo, syracuse university, political science quarterly tweeting to power is the most ambitious and wellresearched study of social medias political consequences to date. An explanation of clay shirkys the political power. Shirky says that before the internet and social media, over the past 500 years, there were only four periods where media changed enough to warrant the label revolution. Clay shirky, the political power of social media write. The end of topdown control of news is changing the nature of politics. Technology, the public sphere, and political change shirky presents two arguments that are skeptical of the possibility social media making a difference in national politics 1 the tools are ineffective 2 they produce as much.
Mass selfcommunication autonomy power and counterpower on the internet and social media media power as cultural power. The power of social media in political communication free. By taking the pads4girls campaign in the aftermath of the ugandan 2016 election as a case, the chapter examines how social media can contribute to political change and electoral democracy. The internet has given people opportunities to communicate in means that were never possible before, and most of these innovations have been happening within only the past few years. Thompson media power as multidimensional form of economic, political and cultural power the asymmetric dialectic of media power the stratified.
Well, yesterday, after ups delivered clay shirkys new book, here comes everybody. Clay shirky quotes quotable quote our social tools are not an improvement to modern society, they are a challenge to it. Although social media is used across the country, this study will focus on a specific region in virginia, a swing state in the 2012 general elections. References clay shirky 2011 the political power of social media foreign affairs, 901, p2841. Social aspects cover basically on how social media helps malaysian people to communicate with each other. The relationship will be addressed by focusing mainly on how the advancement of technology, in this case social media, has effected, and is effecting, political democracies world wide. So, a year after malcolm gladwell dismissed the importance of social media to revolts in the arab world and clay shirky defended it, who won the debate. This volume sets out to analyse the relation between social media and politics by investigating the power of the internet, and more specifically social media, in the political and social discourse. Political aspects discuss the changes brought by social media to the political landscape of malaysia. The effect of social media usage will include the benefits on participation as well as the disadvantages relating to sensationalism and accuracy. In 2011, foreign affairs magazine published an article by clay shirky 2011 in its januaryfebruary issue titled the political power of social media. In clay shirkys video, shirky speaks about how social media is affecting peoples everyday lives through the network in which has been created via the internet. The impact of social media in social and political aspects.
Clay shirky describes the political power of the social media with concreate scenarios. On january 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of philippine president joseph estrada, loyalists in the philippine congress voted to set aside key evidence against him. Sep 18, 2009 clay shirky is a professor of interactive telecommunications program at the tisch school of the arts of new york university, where he teaches courses on the interrelated effects of social and. The political power of social media technology, the public.
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