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June 6, 2003
WSJ on Web Power
WSJ on Web Power: This is why I got into desktop publishing and multimedia, and why I'm glad to be in the internet field: "The media at large, however, have become naturally more self-policing, not least because readers and critics can have instant access to copy published hundreds or thousands of miles away... The Web's greatest strength is its ability to saturate any topic, providing endless reading material for monomaniacs to follow their pet issues... This process has allowed more voices into the mainstream... Readers and viewers are more in control than they ever have been before. Power is shifting from big institutions to individuals of all stripes, simply because more people can find a platform and audience if they have something worth saying." Enabling each person, and letting different viewpoints compete with each other, is (I think) essential to the future of this planet.
[via Nick Denton]
Posted by John Dowdell at June 6, 2003 1:42 PM