Comments on: Selling public enlightenment – the lessons of sport http://adrianmonck.com/2008/03/selling-public-enlightenment-the-lessons-of-sport/ views on the news business Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charlie Beckett http://adrianmonck.com/2008/03/selling-public-enlightenment-the-lessons-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Charlie Beckett Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:33:00 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=858#comment-632 Adrian,<br/>As you will see from my carnival post, I share your scepticism about 'using' media to foster democracy. But I think you are wrong to say that in the past media has not been used to promote politics. That is precisely what Murdoch wants out of his media holdings, so why shouldn't other people want other kinds of politics out of their media involvement?<br/>cheers<br/>Charlie Adrian,
As you will see from my carnival post, I share your scepticism about ‘using’ media to foster democracy. But I think you are wrong to say that in the past media has not been used to promote politics. That is precisely what Murdoch wants out of his media holdings, so why shouldn’t other people want other kinds of politics out of their media involvement?
cheers
Charlie

]]> By: Steve http://adrianmonck.com/2008/03/selling-public-enlightenment-the-lessons-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Steve Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:05:00 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=858#comment-631 Adrian, Perhaps. And, I'd certainly be glad to welcome you in as the newest American. But as for the rest, I'm not sure we're in need of another "blue state." :) Adrian, Perhaps. And, I’d certainly be glad to welcome you in as the newest American. But as for the rest, I’m not sure we’re in need of another “blue state.” :)

]]> By: Adrian Monck http://adrianmonck.com/2008/03/selling-public-enlightenment-the-lessons-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Adrian Monck Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:07:00 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=858#comment-629 And I personally think that we might be more democratic as the final member of a United States.<br/><br/>After all, we're closer than Hawaii... And I personally think that we might be more democratic as the final member of a United States.

After all, we’re closer than Hawaii…

]]> By: Steve http://adrianmonck.com/2008/03/selling-public-enlightenment-the-lessons-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Steve Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:03:00 +0000 http://adrianmonck.com/?p=858#comment-628 Adrian, I think you have nailed the biggest difference between the U.K. and the U.S. On my side of the Atlantic, democratic politics is very much a participatory process. We have everything from a far-right to a far-left, that somehow survived decades of being smothered by our monolithic center-left press, and are now coming on strong with the Internet. Our conservatives are about individual freedoms, not nationalism and status quo. The public has prevented our liberal politicians from giving away our sovereignty to institutions like the UN and the EU. As you know, I like your newspapers more than ours, but I like our freedoms more than yours. (Steve Boriss, <a HREF="http://www.thefutureofnews.com" REL="nofollow">The Future of News</a>) Adrian, I think you have nailed the biggest difference between the U.K. and the U.S. On my side of the Atlantic, democratic politics is very much a participatory process. We have everything from a far-right to a far-left, that somehow survived decades of being smothered by our monolithic center-left press, and are now coming on strong with the Internet. Our conservatives are about individual freedoms, not nationalism and status quo. The public has prevented our liberal politicians from giving away our sovereignty to institutions like the UN and the EU. As you know, I like your newspapers more than ours, but I like our freedoms more than yours. (Steve Boriss, The Future of News)

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