TY - BOOK AU - Neuman,W.Russell TI - The Digital Difference SN - 9780674969858 AV - HM1206 U1 - 302.231 PY - 2016/// CY - Cambridge, Mass PB - Harvard University Press KW - Information society KW - Information networks KW - Technology and civilization KW - Information technology KW - Social aspects KW - Political aspects KW - Mass media KW - Société informatisée KW - Réseaux d'information KW - Technologie et civilisation KW - Technologie de l'information KW - Aspect social KW - Aspect politique KW - Médias KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Media Studies KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-356) and index; Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1. The Propaganda Problem; Chapter 2. The Prospect of Precision; Chapter 3. The Paradox of Profusion; Chapter 4. Pondering Polysemy; Chapter 5. Predisposed to Polarization; Chapter 6. The Politics of Pluralism; Chapter 7. Public Policy; Chapter 8. Praxis; References; Acknowledgments; Index N2 - "Although the shift from one-way to two-way mass communication - from broadcasting to social networking - represents a revolutionary restructuring, it does not necessarily mean the public is better informed, more culturally or politically polarized, or more engaged in public life. Practices, institutions, and norms are in mid-transition and potentially subject to our individual and collective choice. The book is designed to connect the best of recent scholarship with these pressing policy questions"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1288196 ER -