The Impacts of The Internet on Democracy Argumentative Essay

Sontag, ?Real Battles and Empty Metaphors? (See in attachment)Sunstein, ?Exposure to Other Views is Vital to Democracy? Horrigan, Summary Findings of ?The Internet and Democratic Debate? Iyengar and Morin, ?Red Media, Blue Media? Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent, ?A propaganda Model? (See in attachment)Barstow and Stein, ?Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged TV News? (See in attachment)Read these reading materials first and then write an essay.Prompt:The news media are uniquely positioned to influence the functioning of democracies. Some, like Chomsky, believe that traditional news media in our country are influencing it for the worse. Sunstein argues that the Internet may only make the situation even worse, others that it will improve matters. Write an essay in which you discuss the function and the potential of the Internet.