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A number of comments here are along the lines of "I'm more informed today than I was before the web, no problem here." You're probably more informed on the who
by katzgrau 8y ago
A number of comments here are along the lines of "I'm more informed today than I was before the web, no problem here."
You're probably more informed on the whole, but there are fewer and fewer eyes watching our elected officials and shining lights into dark places.
A strong and free press is critical in maintaining a healthy democracy. Support your local papers or hyperlocal bloggers if you see them doing good work - you and your community will benefit in the long term.
- wmeredith 8y agoPeople are more informed about sensationalist clickbait bullshit and national news that depresses and enrages us because that’s what gets “shared”. But people don’t know their neighbors. It’s sad.
- kingofhdds 8y ago"Press" is just a technical method of information dissemination which certainly can become outdated. Democracy needs freedom of speech and expression.
- katzgrau 8y agoKind of a weird nitpick there. Democracy needs someone working to uncover things that the public needs to know to make informed voting decisions.
- kingofhdds 8y ago"Someone uncovering things" appears because in an environment where free speech is not suppressed political, economical, and ideological competitions create incentives to do it. Is it a newspaper, a TV channel, a blog, social network, telepathy, or something else which is used to disseminate information then is a purely technical issue.
- katzgrau 8y agoJust because free speech is possible doesn't mean someone will take up the role of investigative reporter
- kingofhdds 8y agoIncentives -> someone will.