Help Save Democracy

I led a discussion at my office last week on the internet and democracy. Here it is, in all its glory: Internet & Democracy.ppt

Basically, I tried to make the case that democracy is in peril, because newspapers are seeing their business models blow up.  Without newspapers, who will watch the watchmen?  Answer: we all will.  We’ll use the Internet to take over some of the jobs that professional journalists have been doing, like spreading information and keeping our institutions honest.

I don’t think there’s anything earth-shattering here, but it certainly sparked a fascinating discussion with my co-workers.


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