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Innovation and Political Change: Monday September 17, 1-2 p.m.
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Bestselling science/tech writer and popular TED talker Steven Johnson makes the case for political progress in a networked age, arguing that the key to breaking partisan gridlock lies in cooperative thinking, encouraged by both digital and human networks. Johnson is the author of “Future Perfect.”
Guest host: Korva Coleman
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Comments
Ms. Coleman's Defense of Traditional Media
I think Ms. Coleman forgets that the rise of independent web-based reporting received a considerable boost by the consistent failure of traditional media in the first part of this millenium, namely, Election Night 2000 (Gore Wins/Bush Wins) and the Iraq War (Judith Miller, WMDs). And no sooner would a NYT reporter be exposed for inventing stories than another one was caught (and who knows how many weren't). The network "news" reporters were pathetic in their post 9/11 "rally 'round the flag" reporting that allowed us to invade Iraq under flimsy pretenses. Today's network "news" is much more about selling painkillers and other junk than it is informed reporting.
Commendably, PBS and NPR have been a notable exception, and thank goodness for C-Span. And why are they the exception? Because they are, for the most part, non-commercial / non-profit.
Crowdsourcing the news
Interesting to hear Korva Coleman's interview. Korva expresses a definite point of view based on her experience. The great thing about sourcing on the Internet, take for instance about cycling, is that on Twitter I can follow experts from Portland to Bogota to Brooklyn within a few minutes. I am not looking for news or facts necessarily, so I don't need an editor. I am interested in people and how they are changing the world. A filter would just get in the way of that experience.
Future Perfect
This was such a great story. I can't wait to read the book. It reminded me of what Idealist.org's founder is trying accomplish. There are so many peer progressives out there. It's like what Margaret Mead said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. "
A question for the author of Future Perfect
What kind of jobs do you think might be on the horizon as we evolve towards a society that relies more hevily on pier networks?