1. Introduction: Republican moments, Machiavelli and digital communications
2. A digital republic of citizens
3. Against civility? - arguments for protecting 'bad taste', disrespectful and anonymous online speakers
4. Beyond the fourth estate : rethinking the privileges of 'journalists' in the era of new media
5. Google and the 'unvirtuous' juror? - a comparative constitutional analysis of some digital challenges to fair trials
6. Conclusion: The sceptical cyber-republican.