Impact of Changing Media on Democracy

到目前为止，“快速变化的媒体”问题和“政治舆论和行为”问题在许多情况下是分开讨论的。在一些研究中，研究了这两个问题之间的关系。然而，大多数的研究只是整体的一小部分，但研究这些关系是有意义的，因为“快速变化的媒体”影响了重要政治问题的信息共享。本研究通过个案研究、内容分析和问卷调查等方法，对这两个问题及其相互关系进行了系统的研究，得出了一些有益的结论。例如，关于互联网的影响，调查表明，对大多数互联网用户来说，互联网是对传统媒体的补充，而不是取代。相比之下，互联网已成为一些重度用户在某些主题上最重要的信息来源。然而，这些重度用户继续使用传统媒体，因此他们可能是最活跃的信息搜索者。

So far, problems of "Rapidly Changing Media" and problems of "Political Opinion and Behavior" are, in many cases, discussed separately. In some studies, the relationships between these 2 problems are examined. Most of the examinations are, however, only a small portion of the whole.But it is significant to examine the relationships, because "Rapidly Changing Media" affect the Sharing of Information about Important Political Issues. Without the Sharing, we cannot behave properly in Indirect Democratic Societies.This study examined, systematically, these 2 problems and their relationships, through case study, content analysis, and survey research.A lot of findings are obtained. For example, concerning the effect of the Internet, it showed that for most Internet users, the Internet compliments rather than displaces traditional media. By contrast, the Internet has become the most important source of information on some topics for some heavy users. Nevertheless, these heavy users continue to use traditional media, so they may be the most active information seekers.