Platformization, Pluralization, Synthetization: Public Communication in the Digital Age

Abstract: The platformization of communication architectures is accompanied by a diversification of individual media use and an erosion of clear structural boundaries between different streams of public exchange. Nevertheless, it is by now evident that the digital transfor-mation does not lead to a general loss of relevance of journalistic services or mass-received content per se and that selection thresholds remain in public communication despite increased connectivity. Against this backdrop, this paper argues that it is still instructive to describe the negotiation of public visibility as a multi-level process, which is now essentially shaped by the peculiarities of digital platforms: First, it examines the increasing platform orientation in media diffusion. Second, it discusses the associated diversification of individual media repertoires and the pluralization of public exchange. Then, the paper elaborates on three basic levels of public communication characterized by a heterogenous inte

Alternative title
Plattformisierung, Pluralisierung, Synthetisierung: Öffentliche Kommunikation in der digitalisierten Gesellschaft
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 26 S.
Language
Englisch
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Bibliographic citation
Research contributions to organizational sociology and innovation studies / Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Organisations- und Innovationssoziologie ; Bd. 2021-02

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Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2021
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Stuttgart
(who)
Plattformisierung, Pluralisierung, Synthetisierung: Öffentliche Kommunikation in der digitalisierten Gesellschaft
(when)
2021
Creator

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-74634-2
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Schrape, Jan-Felix
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
  • Plattformisierung, Pluralisierung, Synthetisierung: Öffentliche Kommunikation in der digitalisierten Gesellschaft

Time of origin

  • 2021

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