Kinsey Reporter: Data. TR Blogs. From digital divides to digital entitlements in knowledge societies (Robin Mansell) Broader context and for examining whether the dominant configurations of new media are consistent with a social goal of empowering the majority of citizens. This suggests the foundation for a rights-based approach to newmedia policy.In section 2, the reason that it is essential to examine the specificity of therelation between new media and society is discussed. Section 3 then examinesthe rhetorical form used by participants in intergovernmental forums in theirdiscussions of the problem of the ‘digital divide’ and appropriate policychoices. This analysis illustrates the extent to which the rhetoric foreclosesan assessment of the need for greater variety in the deployment of new mediaconfigurations. 2.New Media Technologies and Society Mansell: Digital Divides to Digital Entitlements409 distribution. © 2002 International Sociological Association.
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