On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Pranesh Prakash
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Monday 17 May 2010 10:42 PM, Thaths wrote:
>> Surely being unplugged does not preclude being informed of and
>> participating in _local_ politics and civil society?
> Engagement with even local politics would require being plugged in,
> would it not? Surely all the information that you require cannot be
> first-hand, and would you not also wish to increase the reach of your
> voice? The mass media, I would think, are crucial for such engagement
> (as also are the not-so-mass media).
At least in the US, one does not _need_ to read any newspapers (local
or otherwise), watch TV or listen to radio to be an effective
participant in truly local affairs like being part of the local school
board or be an active member in the PTA. There are, definitely, some
advantages from being plugged into mass media. But there are also
disadvantages.
Thaths
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