Sunstein, “Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?”/https://www.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_what_happens_when_the_media_s_priority_is_profit (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。.Putnam, “Does the Media Have a Duty of Care”/http://bostonreview.net/cass-sunstein-internet-democracy-daily-we

Sunstein, “Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?”/https://www.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_what_happens_when_the_media_s_priority_is_profit (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。.Putnam, “Does the Media Have a Duty of Care”/http://bostonreview.net/cass-sunstein-internet-democracy-daily-we

 

 

Sunstein, “Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?”/https://www.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_what_happens_when_the_media_s_priority_is_profit (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。.Putnam, “Does the Media Have a Duty of Care”/http://bostonreview.net/cass-sunstein-internet-democracy-daily-we

 

Readings

Sunstein, “Is the Internet really a blessing for democracy?”
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_what_happens_when_the_media_s_priority_is_profit (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。

.Putnam, “Does the Media Have a Duty of Care”

http://bostonreview.net/cass-sunstein-internet-democracy-daily-we

Directions-Please answer one of the below questions.

What is Sunstein’s argument about the role of the internet with respect to improving democracy? Given that this essay was written and published in 2001, do you think the position taken by the author is still relevant? What changes would you make to improve the internet so as to eliminate some of its flaws that we often hear about in the news?
In his Ted Talk, David Putnam asks a big question about the media: Does it have a moral imperative to create informed citizens, to support democracy? What role do you feel the media should serve in our culture? Do you think the media is ethical in how they present the news?
at least 500 words