2009
DOI: 10.1177/1461444808101615
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Networks of the dead or alive in cyberspace: public intellectuals in the mass and internet media

Abstract: This article addresses whether dead public intellectuals differ from living public intellectuals in terms of their social network properties in the mass and internet media. Explicated at the theoretical level is the macro-level asynchrony of the web, moving beyond micro-level conceptualizations. Networks for 662 actors which Posner defined as public intellectuals are analyzed based on data from Nexis for magazines, newspapers and broadcast media, and on the web through Google and Google Groups. The differences… Show more

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“…Like Campbell and Farrell's (2020) microinfluencers, intellectual influencers also have a profession other than being an influencer. Hence, intellectual influencers who can be compared to intellectuals (especially public intellectuals), can be explained as individuals having knowledge and authority on certain issues regardless of their profession (based on the definitions of Danowski and Park (2009) and Dahlgren (2013a)). As they have different professions such as journalism, publishing, and academic (Posner, 2001); monetary motivation (unlike traditional influencers) remains in second plan for this type of influencer.…”
Section: A New Form Of Influencer: Intellectualmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Like Campbell and Farrell's (2020) microinfluencers, intellectual influencers also have a profession other than being an influencer. Hence, intellectual influencers who can be compared to intellectuals (especially public intellectuals), can be explained as individuals having knowledge and authority on certain issues regardless of their profession (based on the definitions of Danowski and Park (2009) and Dahlgren (2013a)). As they have different professions such as journalism, publishing, and academic (Posner, 2001); monetary motivation (unlike traditional influencers) remains in second plan for this type of influencer.…”
Section: A New Form Of Influencer: Intellectualmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As far as we know, there is no academic study who adopted this perspective. While doing so, the concept of public intellectual, which has been the subject of studies in fields such as journalism (Posner, 2001;Dahlgren, 2013a), sociology (Posner, 2001), philosophy (Danowski & Park, 2009), was taken as a theoretical framework.…”
Section: Intellectual Influencer As a New Ambassador In Digital Marke...mentioning
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