ABSTRACT
Internet is a new medium that has the potential to improve communication between journalists and audience, thus advocating democracy through user participation. However, media organizations do not necessarily exploit this opportunity effectively. Based on the assumption that there is a connection between state of democracy and interactive communications stimulated by media organizations, examination of channels that may foster interactive communications appears to be imminent. The goal of this study is to investigate online newspapers’ public forum as a tool to engage audience in public discourse.
