Quoting the Crisis

22/09/2009

“ Anti-government activists use the word ‘public’ as a pejorative, equating it with the word ‘government.’ The word ‘public’ actually means ‘of the people.’ It would be helpful to restore this core definition if we are to build digital public squares and honor democracy as a common responsibility and goal. „

Ellen Hume | Resource Journalism: A Model for New Media (via retropolitics) (via continuum)

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