Re-constructing digital democracy: An outline of four ‘positions’

By Lincoln Dahlberg. New Media & Society, 2011

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Exposure diversity as a design principle for recommender systems (2018, background): “The democratic subject in this framework is thus understood to be a self-seeking, utility maximizing individual who ultimately knows his/her interests (Dahlberg, 2011, p. 858).”
On the Democratic Role of News Recommenders (2019, background): “…excellent scholars have developed theories of democracy and the media – work that has contributed greatly to informing our expectations about the role that the media and informed citizens should play in a democracy (Christians 2009; Str€omb€ack 2005; Dahlberg 2011; Ferree et al. 2002; Curran 2015).”
Selective use of news cues: : A multiple-motive perspective on information selection in social media environments (2016, background): “On one hand, this wealth of content offers great potential for an informed citizenry to locate relevant information with diverse viewpoints (see Dahlberg, 2011).”