Beyond the Facebook post : a critical analysis of the online public sphere in Singapore.

• Main Author: Su, Dickson Bingxing.
• Other Authors: Pang Lee San, Natalie
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media effects; DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Alternative media; DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media law, ethics and policy; DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media studies; DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Online journalism; DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Participatory journalism; DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Political aspects; DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Communication theories and models; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Public opinion; DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Media bias; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social structure; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Societies; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social behavior; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social change; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social elements, forces, laws; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social influence
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55067
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The influence of social media in shaping public opinion and discourse has been extensively noted but research on how it happens in computer-mediated environments is still relatively under-developed. Noting also that credibility perception can often influence discourse and vice versa, the paper attem...