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The Promise and Perils of Voice

Author(s) -

Patricia Moy

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of communication

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.752

H-Index - 131

eISSN - 1460-2466

pISSN - 0021-9916

DOI - 10.1093/joc/jqz049

Subject(s) - foregrounding , normative , discipline , presidential system , democracy , deliberative democracy , sociology , public address system , political science , public relations , linguistics , law , social science , engineering , politics , philosophy , electrical engineering

This article, based on the author's presidential address at the International Communication Association's 69th annual conference, speaks to the dual-edged nature of voice. It positions voice and the public as two closely related concepts, and reviews how varying definitions of the public throughout the years have played a critical role in determining which voices get heard. The article then discusses the normative foregrounding of voice in deliberative democracy and how, facilitated by technology, voices also bring with them noise and clamor. Finally, this article highlights concerns that arise from an overabundance of voices, and calls for mindful, disciplinary exercising of voice.

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