Political firestorms around Eric Garner and Ray Rice videos are latest of digital citizenship era
Journalism and Free Speech articles on Democracy Chronicles
A basic necessity in a democratic society, is journalism and free speech play a central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable information gathered by independent media sources, which adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary citizens, by empowering them with the tools they need in order to participate in the political process. Also see our articles on Civil Rights.
Kazakhstan Newspaper Closing Blow to Press Freedom
Monitors worry of collapse of media after another opposition Kazakhstan newspaper closing in trend
Harvard Radical Steven Pinker’s Science of Talking Knowledge
Latest science on human brain reveals tips for writing and communication according to Harvard University’s radical Steven Pinker, a cognitive scientist and psycholinguist
China Blacklists Hunger Games Movie for Revolution Scenes
Popular revolution portrayed in science fiction novel too sensitive for locals as China blacklists Hunger Games series worried Hong Kong will take notice
Fox News Domination of TV Hits New Records
Competition left in dust as Fox News domination of Obama-era television marks unprecedented shift
Political Decree of Non-Voting Election Specialist
Progressives are right about the possibility of a split-vote when they vote for progressive parties if they worry about taking votes from a Democrat. But that doesn’t matter unless you think the Democrat is worth electing or any different from the Republicans.
Vote Feeds Growth of Political Big Data Industry
Powerful new tools allow political big data community to take advantage of voting information
Latest Insights Into How Cell Phone Democracy is Evolving
Technology revolution creating a social media-based cell phone democracy where information is king
On Viable Political Parties: What Can We Do Now?
Voting is only half of democracy. Equally important is open and honest media (something that we currently don’t have any semblance of). In particular, it’s necessary that the public aren’t being fed a lie about what other voters want or which politicians belong to viable political parties.
No Fox, The Older Generation Isn’t Conservative Because of Wisdom
The dichotomy of the older generation and modern citizenry is not as simple as “they have more wisdom thus they become more conservative over time” or their “too out of touch and passé to impart immensely valuable wisdom in what direction society should head”.