New Media and Democracy: 3 Competing Visions from Cyber-Optimism and Cyber-Pessimism

Yupei Zhao^*

Representative of Postgraduate research students, Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, Bankfield House, 132 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7JA, United Kingdom

^*Corresponding Author: Yupei Zhao, Representative of Postgraduate research students, Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, Bankfield House, 132 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7JA, United Kingdom, Tel: +44(0)116 252 3863 Email:

Keywords: Democracy, Media Politics,Media Communication,Welfare state

Introduction