By Mohammed el-Nawawy, Sahar Khamis
This publication sheds mild at the becoming phenomenon of cyberactivism within the Arab global, with a different specialise in the Egyptian political blogosphere and its position in paving the right way to democratization and socio-political switch in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt's ancient renowned revolution on Jan. 25, 2011. In doing so, it examines the relevance and applicability of the ideas of citizen journalism and civic engagement to the discourses and deliberations in 5 of the most well-liked political blogs in Egypt, via exploring the capability connection among digital activism, as represented within the postings on those blogs, and actual activism in Egyptian political lifestyles, as represented within the demands social, fiscal and political reform at the streets.
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A function of blogging as a platform is the ability to comment on a post and reply to other posters’ comments, thus enabling back-and-forth conversation and two-way interaction online. This is very different from how audiences engage with each other, or with news senders, through traditional media. It is therefore important to see blog posting as moving beyond a single written work and into a conversation, which allows for a circular, rather than a linear process of communication. The ability to have conversations within blogs allows us partially to move back to what Habermas desired in his ideal type of public sphere: “a public space for debate, opinion, and knowledge sharing” (Warnick, 2007, p.
It is not safe to assume that since the Internet contains so much free-to-access information, users will take in a steady, balanced diet of different viewpoints online. We must recognize the possibility of users sticking to ideological enclaves online by joining only like-minded blogs in cyberspace. In this context, it is worth noting that the term “blogosphere” implies that there is “one network” that all blogs are connected to. While it may be true that blogs may share some common characteristics, and that many of them may be intertwined and interconnected in some way or another, it is also true that there could be many smaller networks within this blogosphere.
In this context, Rheingold (2004) posed a very critical question: “Will worldwide Usenet discussions . . ” (p. 275). ” (Rheingold, 2004, p. 273). According to Rheingold (2004), Electronic communications do not offer a utopia, but they do offer a unique channel for publishing and communicating, and the power to publish and communicate is fundamental to democracy. Communication media are necessary, but not sufficient, for self-governance and healthy societies. The important stuff still requires turning off the computer and braving the uncertainties of the offline world.