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This paper reviews the citizen media and studies the fourth generation of
communication development theories emphasizes on participatory communication.
In this kind of theories the cibizen’s parbicipation and their activeness is the
center of case instead of the public Accessibility of media. Therefore providing
an opportunity for dialogue through media and providing dialogue Democracy in
the process of communication is considered as the basis of development in the
local communities. In order to achieve the goal of communication development,
the virtual networks prove to be a potential source and can depict the cooperation
of locals without any physical locations. The case study in the paper is Fesharaki
Family Network which is a successful example of a virtual Media with the motto
of "think locally and act globally". Which Showes the capability of this class of
Medias in the development.
Type of Study:
orginal |
Received: 2012/05/29 | Published: 2011/07/15