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An epistemic defence of the blogosphere

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posted on 2023-05-17, 06:15 authored by David CoadyDavid Coady
Alvin Goldman claims that the conventional media is in decline as a result of competition from the blogosphere, and that this is a threat to our epistemic wellbeing and, as a result, a threat to good democratic decision-making. He supports this claim with three common complaints about the blogosphere: first, that it is undermining professional journalism, second, that, unlike the conventional media, it lacks 'balance', and finally that it is a parasite on the conventional media. I defend the blogosphere against these charges. I argue that the blogosphere has benefited us epistemically and improved our democratic practices, and that there is every reason to expect that it will continue to do so.

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Publication title

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volume

28

Pagination

277-294

ISSN

0264-3758

Department/School

School of Humanities

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Place of publication

Oxford

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The definitive published version is available online at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/

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