Journal 15

Brooks, David (2010, April 19). Riders in the storm. The New York Times, from http://www.nytimes.com

 

Brooks disagreed with Sustein’s (2001) idea that Internet may kill the democracy. (par. 1) Sustein stated that Internet allow people to personalize their own newspaper. This could lead people only choose the stories that already interest to readers instead of having controversial opinions. “ We like hearing evidence that confirms our suppositions. We filter our evidence that challenges them.” (par.4) Although this idea was supported by some studies, Brooks questioned these studies that focus on the content of the websites, not the people who visit the websites. He used Gentzknow and Shapiro’s ( par. 13) studies to show that the Internet is more ideologically integrated than old-fashioned forms like face-to-face association. I agree with Brook’s idea. Even though the Internet has some impacts on society, the Internet let people has a wide of information.