Discuss the spiral of silence theory.  How does the spiral of silence narrow public discussion?  In what ways does the “spiral of silence” get in the way of us taking social action or engaging in social justice?

Short essay:

Describe/discuss the spiral of silence theory.  How does the spiral of silence narrow public discussion?  In what ways does the “spiral of silence” get in the way of us taking social action or engaging in social justice?

Your response to the essay question must be at least 300 words (no maximum).

Be sure to support your essay response with at least 3 in-text citations, in APA format- INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS IN CITATIONS, from the appropriate chapter.

2^nd part of the paper:

Discussion:

What is the press’s responsibility to democracy, in your opinion?  How will the Internet continue to change how Americans get their news? Do you believe it will drastically change American political culture… or perhaps, already has?