ch. 1. How does media bias influence politics? -- A liberal media bias demonizes conservative values / William F. Jasper -- A conservative media bias tilts government policies to the right / E.J. Dionne Jr. -- There are many types of media bias / Dbug -- A highly polarized media contributes to government dysfunction / Ethan Zuckerman -- The media bias during the 2008 presidential election favored winners / Tony Rogers.

ch. 2. Is the internet good for democracy? -- Yes : the Internet is good for democracy -- The Internet helps build democracies / Barrett Sheridan -- The Internet is making big money TV ads obsolete / Mary Kate Cary -- Internet activist alliances could challenge both right and left corporate insiders / Jane Hamsher -- Wikileaks increases transparency and accountability in democracies / William Quigley -- No : the Internet is not always good for democracy -- Political campaigns can manipulate social media / Jared Keller -- Many Web users say the Internet increases the influence of extremists / Katie Kindelan -- Wikileaks uses the Internet to illegally inflict harm / Philip J. Crowley.

ch. 3. Have social media been instrumental in promoting recent revolutions? -- Chapter overview / Sean Aday [and others] -- Yes : social media have been instrumental in promoting recent revolutions -- Social media gave Iranian protestors a voice / Mark Pfeifle -- Social media have been powerful tools in organizing Egypt's revolution / S. Craig Watkins -- Social media have played a significant role in various Middle East protests / Erik Sass -- No. social media have not been instrumental in promoting recent revolutions -- Social media promote weak ties, not high-risk activism / Malcolm Gladwell -- Revolutions can still be represses by brutal military force even in the Digital Age / Peter Osnos -- Authoritarian regimes can use the Internet to their advantage / The Economist.

ch. 4. How will the media's role in politics evolve in coming years? -- Chapter overview / Tom Rosenstiel and Amy Mitchell -- Traditional media are losing out to social media as a source for political information / Katie Kindelan -- Politicians will increase their usage of social media in the future / Jesse Stanchak -- Social media allow political candidates to bypass traditional media / Glen Johnson -- Traditional media must adapt to the Digital World or die / Brandon Paton -- The traditional media will continue to provide original news content / Tom Price -- Traditional media's demise could be the end of real news / Gary Kamiya.