[Air-l] Habermas and the Internet

[David Brake]

The full text of his speech in German in PDF form is apparently here:
http://www.renner-institut.at/download/texte/habermas2006-03-09.pdf

The translation that is circulating around the Internet of some of  
what he said about the Internet from signandsight is:
"On the one hand, the communication shift from books and the printed  
press to the television and the Internet has brought about an  
unimagined broadening of the media sphere, and an unprecedented  
consolidation of communication networks. Intellectuals used to swim  
around in the public sphere like fish in water, but this environment  
has become ever more inclusive, while the exchange of ideas has  
become more intensive than ever. But on the other hand the  
intellectuals seem to be suffocating from the excess of this  
vitalising element, as if they were overdosing. The blessing seems to  
have become a curse. I see the reasons for that in the de- 
formalisation of the public sphere, and in the de-differentiation of  
the respective roles."

Did you translate that other paragraph you quoted yourself, Jeremy  
Hunsinger? Or was there another page on signandsight I missed?

It is excessively frustrating that his speech has not been translated  
to English in full yet, so please add my voice to the request that  
someone translate it and post it to the list (and preferably put the  
translation onto a web page somewhere we can all link to).

P.S. Can anyone suggest how one should refer to a speech using  
Endnote? I have ended up treating Habermas' speech transcript as an  
"Electronic Source" resulting in this:

Habermas, J. (2006) Ein Avantgardistischer Spürsinn Für Relevanzen  
Renner Institute  Last accessed: 28 March, 2006   Last updated: 9  
March, 2006  Address:  http://www.renner-institut.at/download/texte/ 
habermas2006-03-09.pdf.

But I'm sure there's a better way...

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