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James Fennimore Cooper presciently observed in the nineteenth century, “If newspapers are useful in overthrowing tyrants, it is only to establish a tyranny of their own.”
Ryan Holiday • Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
In a healthy democracy, the opposite is true. Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name. The presumption is that, with rare exception, they will know everything their political officials are doing, which is why they are called public servants, working in t
... See moreGlenn Greenwald • No Place to Hide
Early on in my career, working at very traditional newspapers owned by corporate chains with no unions, I was struck by the sense of powerlessness that was drilled into us as cub reporters. We were supposed to be ruthless and fearless, hold the powerful accountable, while quietly sucking up the daily humiliations of our own workplaces. Don't questi... See more
Delia Cai • Deez Interviews: Diana Moskovitz on Defector Media + how it feels to build your own workplace
Some of the others were supporters of the public interest, monitoring the privacy rights and pocketbooks of citizens.
Steven Levy • In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
broach a topic like land reform or the concentration of wealth in a handful of families. Instead, he spoke of making it easier to do business.
Anand Giridharadas • Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
The very fact that we are so concerned over a change in ownership of Twitter, and the impact that that may have on the digital public sphere, highlights the complete lack of regulatory oversight and the lack of any set of ethical norms that have been established for social media.