On Community Media and the Internet

From “Everything Old is New Again” by Felicia M. Sullivan in the Winter 2005 Issue of the Community Media Review:

“The roots of community media are solidly planted in the idea that access is provided to allow our citizens to participate in a democratic society and to affect and engage in decision-making that benefits all in our community. It is this role in supporting and growing public discourse that is most vital to our future. When interviewed about the influence of the internet on access, public access founding father George Stoney stated, ‘It’s getting the attention of a lot of people but it doesn’t replace the need for group action, … So much of the internet is individual stuff.’”