America, Compromised Quotes

“Yet what technology gives, technology can take away. And the story of the collapse of a certain stage in the evolution of journalism is the story of technology taking away. The radical rise of competition removes the economic ability of journalism to play the editor’s role. In some ways, that’s a good thing. In other ways, it is not. It is a good thing to the extent that it exposes people to issues that were before suppressed. It is a good thing to the extent that it encourages an explosion of cultural diversity. But it is a bad thing to the extent that it weakens democratic understanding by weakening democratic journalism. In the age of “the people,” when all are entitled to a role in determining our future, “the people” need understanding. Yet we have no platform that might provide that understanding. Instead, as it has evolved so far, we have only polarized and raging opposition, undermining the capacity of democracy to do its work.”
― Lawrence Lessig, America, Compromised

“the candidate that gets covered is the candidate that it is most profitable to cover,”
― Lawrence Lessig, America, Compromised