Sunday, January 13, 2008
Kristen Reagan
Coming into class, I was really unsure of what the term "public sphere" meant. We kind of touched on it in class, but after reading the introduction, I had a better understanding of it. When talking about the public sphere, we are not actually talking about a literal thing. Instead, we are talking about a metaphorical term to describe a "virtual space where people can interact" (pg 4). McKee uses the example of hearing something on the news and then talking about it with friends, and other people that we come into contact with. He explains that the human interaction in this is the public sphere. Putting it simply, the information that can be accessed by the public is part of the public sphere.
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