Democracy at Stake: The Capitol Siege as a Digital Crisis?

Jan Rau | 2021

The attack on the institutional heart of one of the oldest democracies of the world was a major shock, for the United States and democracies all over the world. How were social media conducive to the Capitol siege and what should we learn from it?

Date: 15.01.2021
Language: English
Publication Type: Blog post
Discipline: Communication and Media Studies (opens in new window)
Audience: Interested citizens (opens in new window), Scientists (opens in new window)
Sources: Rau, Jan. 2021. Democracy at Stake: The Capitol Siege as a Digital Crisis? Media Research Blog. 15.01.2021. url: https://leibniz-hbi.de/de/blog/democracy-at-stake-the-capitol-siege-as-a-digital-crisis.