Research 7

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/12/113_101962.html

My Topic:
SNS election campaign should be allowed. 
 
What I hope to learn from this source:
I want to get evidence that the impact of  SNS

Notes:

1.The impact of social networking services (SNS) in politics was proved in the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election. The emerging tool prompted many voters to head to polling stations at the last minute giving social activist Park Won-soon an easy victory.

2. SNS has its merits in enhancing the development of participatory democracy. People don’t have to rely on traditional media to set agendas. Instead, they can do it by themselves. SNS allows ordinary people to be a one-man medium sending their messages simultaneously to many people.

3. Cyberspace once considered a private space is now perceived as public due to its huge influence.

4. Hyun said, “The punishment should be heavy on the candidates who make non-factual criticism of their rivals through SNS to gain upper hand. It is wrong to think that they can win elections only through criticizing others. They should be punished for doing that,” said Hyun. 

Final Thoughts:

I could get information that the misuse of sns have to be regulated and people can participate actively to politics by using sns.