VillageSoup reports Rosenbaum to speak on social media, democracy Feb. 23
VillageSoup reported Judith Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, will give a talk about the effect of social media on democracy at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Waldoboro Public Library. Politicians, activists, reporters and other people of all ages and backgrounds use social media for many purposes in daily life. Rosenbaum will address questions of how well informed social media platforms leave the average citizen, whether and how these platforms contribute to the polarization of society, and if they allow for much-needed civic dialogue between opposing parties, the article states. Rosenbaum also will discuss her research into the potential of Twitter to serve as a virtual public sphere. The talk is free and open to the public.