在线调查:打破“沉默螺旋”的半开放公共领域

Online Investigation: A Half-open Public Area Breaking the Spiral of Silence

网络作为21世纪发展迅猛的大众媒体,以其独特的交互性成为它与其他大众媒介区别之处。有广泛参与度的网络在线调查,是一种具有鲜明特色的网络半开放公共领域。本文以在线调查为研究对象,拟从其公共领域的建构,半开放性的成因,体现的意义及局限性这三方面,试图对这个半开放的公共领域进行有意义的探讨,力求对网络上的公共领域进行有益的思考,引起人们对它的关注,端正我们看待在线调查数据的态度。

As a fast developed mass medium,the Internet is different from others due to its interaction function.Online investigation,which widely participates in the internet activities,is a special half-open public area with unique features.This paper attempts to deal with online investigation from three aspects,which are 'the construction of public area','the reason for half-openness',and 'its significance and limitations'.The author tries to draw people's attention to the public areas on the internet and correct people's misunderstanding of uhe statistics gained from online investigation.