Abstract
Information technology has tremendously facilitated the
communication phenomenon and mass media have emerged as
pervasive and encompassing tools of politics. New media has
initiated the process of democratization of information and has
empowered the audience to be producers and consumers of
information at the same time. Peters (2009, p.18) describes new
media ‘as emerging communication and information
technologies undergoing a historical process of contestation,
negotiation and institutionalization.’ The Arab spring uprising
initiated by the new media has grabbed the attention of scholars
and researchers worldwide. Literature review suggests a
positive relationship between usage of new media and political
mobilization in the developed world. However, there is a need to
conduct studies about the diffusion patterns, usage and impact
of new media in the developing countries.
Abida Eijaz. (2013) Impact of New Media on Dynamics of Pakistan Politics, Journal of Political Studies, Volume 20, Issue 1.
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