In what ways does the internet expand contemporary mediated public life? with what consequences?

Project description
-A 2,250 word essay on the relation between the internet, social media and contemporary politics critically analysing key ideas, concepts, and theories and using contemporary evidence.

-The essay should be supported by a substantial and relevant bibliography in addition to referencing all relevant set readings, these references to include at least six academic journal articles published in 2011 or after.

-for the essay question you will be required both to critically examine the terms in which the question is set and illuminate your answer with detailed reference to the media/ politics literature, including contemporary evidence of media coverage of politics such at that in newspapers and on political websites.

The question is: In what ways does the internet expand contemporary mediated public life? with what consequences?