3. Internet & Digital Communication
The Role of the Internet in Presidential Campaigns
By Timothy D. Pollard, James W. Chesebro, & David Paul Studinski
The rise of the Internet may be a particularly important development for the process of democratization, due to its potential for interactive, horizon- tal linkages breaking down the traditional boundaries of space and time, and facilitating oppositional voices, new social movements, and transna- tional advocacy [...]
The Rhetoric of Economics: Exploring the Link Between Communication Technologies and Political Economies— eBay as a Symbolic Prototype of Digital Capitalism
The Rhetoric of Economics: Exploring the Link Between Communication Technologies and Political Economies— eBay as a Symbolic Prototype of Digital Capitalism1
James W. Chesebro2
Economic systems are typically conceived as a “social science chiefly concerned with the description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.”3 Accordingly, while characterizing social systems, economic systems [...]
Imagination, Virtual Reality, and Digital Communication Systems: Constructing a New Sensory System for Human Beings
In contrast to those who have maintained that computer-mediated communication standardized human communication, this paper explores the possibility that human imagination drives and dominates Internet interactions at virtually all stages of the communication process. Towards this end, this paper initially characterizes the nature of imagination within a digital communication system and then identifies four behavioral [...]
The Internet and the Concept of Audience
The Internet and the Concept of Audience1
James W. Chesebro2
The Internet is the single most pervasive, involving, and global communication system ever created by human beings, with a host of untapped and unknown political, economic, and sociocultural implications. The scope of Internet use is an appropriate point of departure. In the United States, online Internet use [...]
September 11, 2001—One Year Later: Student Voices from the Great Plains of the Midwest
James W. Chesebro1
November 22, 20022
The events of September 11, 2001 were overwhelming: The World Trade Center was attacked and collapsed; the Pentagon was attacked; and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania before it could reach its target in Washington, D.C. On multiple levels, these events were message-generating. Accordingly, these events therefore fall within the [...]