A spontaneous chat about the commercialisation of the city and the commons and some other critical connections.
Propaganda
As America awaits more violent attacks, (Act II) time for some reflection
I don’t think the moron nutcases attacking the capital are the main problem. They are kind of puppets for the main regime, the Cristian fundamentalist. The clean cut people in the wheelhouse charting the course. Remember when they were talking on US news outlets about UK cities being run by Muslims, which people here were perplexed at. Continue reading
Reawakening the intellectual life of the working classes
There are lots of people in the world with a whole variety of needs. Some are reasonable some are exotic some are crazy some are just stupid. How should anybody judge the opinions and actions of others? What causes people to do things that are abhorrent to others for the good of themselves? What is it some people need so badly that they will do almost anything to get it. These are the big mysteries that take up much, of many peoples time and lives. They ask. Why is the world so fucked-up for me when I haven’t done anything? Continue reading
Procurement and the science of exploitation
A strategy of ethical procurement could help us out of these dilemmas and many more.
Examples of what Journalism should look like
Intercept?
Relating to article – Journalism, Secrecy, and The Intercept By Glenn Greenwald and Michael Albert
By Michael Albert
Source Z Communications
Greenwald is as quick, succinct, and clear in conversation as he appears in videos. He stuck me as likeable and certainly not the harsh fellow he is often made out to be. But some of his interview answers were troubling.
Greenwald understands the coercive possibilities of capitalist owners or the state curtailing adversarial journalism from above. That is the danger Greenwald believes will not overtake First Look/Intercept because he feels the owner, Pierre Omidyar, is sincerely committed to never imposing restrictions and, more positively, to actively establishing a journalism-friendly workplace.
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The Future of ZCommunications
Z’s Future
Times are hard for all media, and particularly for alternative media. This is due to a combination of factors including but not limited to a growing audience disinclination to pay for information. If you couple that with alternative media being unable, in many cases, to get foundation or large donor funding, and with its commitment to not selling its audience to advertisers, which would likely yield little revenue in any event, the situation becomes dire.
In the face of such trends, only a few avenues, other than surrender and dissolution, exist.
- A project can seek to generate new income from new channels, to pay its bills.
- A project can severely reduce its costs.
- A project can convince its audiences that support is desirable and worth their attention.
Z is following all these paths.
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