RADYKALNA DEMOKRACJA JAKO ZASADA NIEZALEŻNEGO SIECIOWEGO DZIENNIKARSTWA NA PRZYKŁADZIE PROJEKTU INDYMEDIA
Journal Title: Państwo i Społeczeństwo - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Project Indymedia is an institutionalized example of global activism mediated by the new information technologies. The significant innovation here is the fulfilment of the radical democracy ideal, that has not been fully realized yet, despite of numerous attempts. It can be seen that the Indymedia implements radical democratic vision of the media and promotes participants with widely known slogan „be the media”. Indymedia initiative promotes the idea that everybody should have access to the possibility of free creation of information and its unlimited transfer to the wide audience. Notably, radical democratic practices undertaken by the Indymedia go beyond the content of its internet page and include a number of important institutional activities that involve new communication technologies in global network dimension. The socalled radical democratic practices also involve an active attempts to renegotiate the basic relations of power, leveling hierarchical systems (an example of this is the decision-making procedure supported by consensus), and the prevention of visible limitations of the access to content (example is promotion of an open access software). The paper presents framework of the project, its basic ideas, with particular emphasis on implementation of radical democracy elements. The main purpose is to answer the questions concerning extreme inclusiveness of the project and evaluation of its radical democratic character.
Authors and Affiliations
Marta Majorek
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP200308
- DOI -
- Views 60
- Downloads 0
Wizerunek Ukraińców na łamach wybranej polskiej prasy
This article introduces the problems connected with the image of Ukrainians in the Polish press, based on some important events that led to the inclusion of this subject for public discourse. The first of it was the atti...
„WIDEO NA ŻĄDANIE”, CZYLI JAK TELEWIZJE WALCZĄ O WIDZA W SIECI
Has the world stopped spinning around a glass screen? Has traditional television been losing its unwavering positions over the years? New technologies specialists argue that video network endangers television. However,...
WSPÓŁCZESNY RADIOWY RYNEK STACJI KOMERCYJNYCH W POLSCE
On 15th of January 2015 have passed 25 years since the establishment of the first com-mercial radio station in Poland. This anniversary is a good opportunity to see, how the commercial radio stations work today. What is...
CHARAKTERYSTYKA NIEFORMALNYCH STRUKTUR PODKULTURY PRZESTĘPCZEJ
Prison sentence used in Polish penal system is one of the most widely criticised punishments used for criminals. The convicted are sent into prisons or detention centres, which makes them (the incarcerated) even more vul...
KOBIECE CZY MĘSKIE? GESTY ADAPTACYJNE W DIALOGU PUBLICZNYM
This article is an attempt to show how the gestures called by researchers adaptors function in public dialogue. As shown by the preliminary observations, their specificity is not necessarily related to gender, because in...