Why Social Media Do Not Work as an Alternative Public Sphere in Bangladesh

• In Event: Media's Influence on Public Opinion

Brief Overview

Based on ‘modified Habermasian public sphere theory’ and by employing survey method, this endeavor finds that social media has not become an alternative public space in Bangladesh due to the distorted use that has reduced its impact on the society.

Authors

• Kazi Mohammad Mahbobor Rahman, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dhaka

• Arefin Alif