Network Communication Impact On Citizenship Formation

In recent years, with the demonstration of the charm of the internet-era media, it becomes an exotic flower, which attracts attention of a great number of people. The internet-era media brings a completely new type of civilization for people, namely the digitized civilization. The digitized civilization doesn’t only mean the copying and storage of the realistic civilization and the digitized civilization, rather, it means the combination of the two different types of civilizations. As a result of this combination, the internet-era media has been rooted deeply in society and are changing people’s mode of thinking and behavior as well as social movement and condition.The development of the network communication accelerates the speed of information. It also makes it easier for people to get different kinds of information, helps people to study more, stimulates people’s desire of expression and leads to people’s increasing awakening consciousness of main body. Interactivity and being beyond time and space, which provide site for public communication, are two main characteristics of the internet-era media. This site also provides new way to participate in the administration and discussion of state affairs and become a great motive power for people’s sense of participation in politics and social affairs. We should realize the negative influences of the internet-era media, such as liberalism running rampant, people’s short of reasoning spirit, for this negative influences may lead to the alienation of public awareness.With the increasing awakening of civic consciousness in China, people tend to protect their own interests and rights, to join public life. When the systematic channels for people to join public life don’t work, they may pin their hope on the internet-era media. And the internet becomes a gathering place for people’s opinions and suggestions. Faced with the increasing awakening of civic consciousness, Chinese government should dredge the systematic channels for people to join public life, emphasizes democratic dialogue and consultation among government, community and people, listen to people’s opinions and suggestions timely, respect and protect people’s rights. At the same time, the Chinese government should also strengthen the management of network and further the development of public consciousness.