Social media broke political discourse. Civil service could repair it.

By: Tyler Paré

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 793

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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“The medium is the message.” Marshall McLuhan coined this phrase as he pioneered media studies in the 1960s.

McLuhan’s work focused on how technology augmented and changed the content of the information it conveyed. Industrial technology was not just a vehicle of information transmission; it was the driver.

Its throughput shaped the ideas of mass markets, which then influenced the conversations, interactions, and habits of millions of information consumers.

Smartphones and social media have …

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