Has the internet helped to shape a new public sphere？.docVIP

Has the internet helped to shape a new public sphere？ 　　The internet is a way of supporting large number of people who come from different culture background to communicate with each other， exchange their opinion and discuss. In recent year， more and more people believe in the digital area， Internet and mass media are becoming indispensable to people communicate with each other around world. 　　Furthermore， we live in the global world， the public sphere and Internet are exists in the international area. For example， in the Internet， there are millions information available for people to browse， such as fashion， news or chatting with friends. According to Castells and Cardoso （2005）， our world is becoming a network society； it is created by Internet and mass media. Also the network society is based on the information technology， and use the digital computer as a tool to gather relevant information. The network society focuses on the exchange information and information processing， the technology as a way for people to send， received or share information around world. 　　In the new public sphere， Internet is an individualized communication system and it is a new political system in the global world， two social forms are created from this system， they are global network state and a global civil society. These two social forms replace the pre-existing nation-states into the new global environment. In addition， Internet and other communications media are shaping a new public sphere in the global civil society. （Castells， 2010） In order to explain more clearly about how internet shape a new public sphere， the essay will focus on the role of censorship， accessibility of information， the rise of social media and the role of language in the Internet. 　　Royal National Institute of Blind People （2012） emphases that， the key point to join the civil society， such as gaining employment and achieving in educating is access to information， so how to access information is impo