Research On The Internet Forum Under The Horizon Of Public Sphere

Some experts believe that Internet Forum relying on its technical characteristics will become a good platform of constructing an ideal public sphere . In the theoretical frame of communication, sociology and political science, this thesis researches"Public Sphere"theory ,analyzes the valve of its existence and the elements , makes a content analysis about"Chongqing Ding -Zi-Hu"event among Net Ease, Qiangguo Forum and Tianya Forum .Based on this ,it makes a conclusion that Internet Forum is the prototype of"Public Sphere", but there is a big gap between Internet Forum and"Public Sphere". Regardless of the official website, a business website or the civil-construction site can not afford the mission of constructing an ideal public sphere. The technology of Internet Forum is not able to overcome some difficulties including of"the lack of rational spirit","the contradictions of broad participation and effective dialogue","the gap between public opinion and consensus", and"Intellectuals and hegemonic discourse", which is also the bottleneck of constructing an ideal public sphere. Finally, in the "public sphere" vision, this thesis give some advices to build Internet Forum: nurturing rational civic culture; giving the network media more freedom development space ;seeking policy support to resolve the "digital divide"; opening up more pluralistic topics for discussion; improving the quality of Internet Forum managers and regulating to the discuss ways and so on ,to promote progressively the cross of Internet Forum from the prototype of"Public Sphere"to the ideal.