The public sphere is historically specific and can be reconstituted beyond disciplinary parameters.

Evidence

Under such conditions the public becomes a mere statistical artifact, public taste a measure of private opinion that has been both cultivated and objectified but not realized in discourse. With that the public sphere goes into eclipse. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 647 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The public sphere collapses when the public becomes a statistical artifact — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 647; The public sphere is defined by shared topics and editorial quality, not participation parity — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 44

Related

• The public sphere collapses when the public becomes a statistical artifact (similarity 0.89)
• The public sphere is defined by shared topics and editorial quality, not participation parity (similarity 0.87)
• The liberal public sphere is necessarily structured by power, not merely imperfect (similarity 0.79)
• Public opinion forms only through discussion, not correct representations (similarity 0.79)
• First Amendment and private reading eroded the public sphere of discussion (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The public sphere collapses when the public becomes a statistical artifact #qualifies (0.78) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 647