Blogs do improve democracy, not by giving the authors a forum to express their ideas, but by giving ordinary citizens access to the ideas they care most about. Blogs can make a big difference to how we fulfill our responsibility as a citizen.
Blogs inform and empower ordinary citizens by allowing related data to be synthesized quickly and comprehensively and by making it easier for citizens to share their opinions with friends or elected officials.
Democracy depends on lowering the barriers to becoming informed. Although blogs are a great resource for the policy-making elite, their real power lies in their ability to provide broad overview of the issues at stake and quick links for citizen activists; a resource for young activists.
Making change happen requires two things, ‘Getting Data’ and ‘Getting Angry’. Online resources can help citizens across the City get relevant data quickly, and find productive ways to channel their anger into activism. And that couldn't be better for democracy.
Sukhwindar
Credit: Leah Anthony Libresco, Junior double majoring in Political Science and Mathematics at Yale University, USA.
Blogs inform and empower ordinary citizens by allowing related data to be synthesized quickly and comprehensively and by making it easier for citizens to share their opinions with friends or elected officials.
Democracy depends on lowering the barriers to becoming informed. Although blogs are a great resource for the policy-making elite, their real power lies in their ability to provide broad overview of the issues at stake and quick links for citizen activists; a resource for young activists.
Making change happen requires two things, ‘Getting Data’ and ‘Getting Angry’. Online resources can help citizens across the City get relevant data quickly, and find productive ways to channel their anger into activism. And that couldn't be better for democracy.
Sukhwindar
Credit: Leah Anthony Libresco, Junior double majoring in Political Science and Mathematics at Yale University, USA.
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