This document calls for the creation of a new progressive digital public square and media network to counter corporate media biases and the "information crisis" threatening democracy. It would provide infrastructure for grassroots news and communities to elevate their narratives. The network aims to curate existing quality progressive media, deliver news at large scale more efficiently, and connect isolated people with establishment communities through shared social justice values. It envisions a digital ecosystem based on truth, fairness and equity for all people.

2. Power to the People
The Digital Public Square-a classroom-newsroom-for everyone
At a moment in history when an information crisis is one of a long list
of serious threats to American democracy,
a call to a new digital public square must be issued.
A legitimized news platform positioned as an official, established
authority for progressive/liberal news controls-counters MSM
narratives.
This is achieved within a dedicated, collective eco-space. Comprised of
unlimited grassroots partners and volunteers, the project is powered by
shared social justice values, human passion and shared goals.
This initiative provides the powerful infrastructure denied radicals by
MSM.
As an official source for grassroots news, communities, platform will
further elevate, amplify and legitimize Peoples news and correctly
frame narratives to share on the MSM 2.0 since MSM covers with
bias, if at all.
Humanity now faces crises of epic proportions, and there’s no
understating horror of Trump Presidency for so many reasons, starting
with climate change.

3. See the bubble, Kill the bubble
• The Internet, with its vast offerings of data, has expanded the flow of
information so much so, news seems more diffuse than ever. Many choices,
all separated within individual bubbles with little connectedness.
• Today, a vastly divided electorate is informed mostly by a biased corporate
media with suspect ethical/moral agendas for profit-seeking motives. The
.01% billionaires who rule obscenely prosperous empires, don’t pay taxes.
• Valuable alternatives, progressive news sources are available and news
needs bigger mic check with a new mainstream media,
a revolutionary, socially evolved media network 2.0 .
• Even with recent accelerated audience interest growth in
progressive/general news subscriptions post election, it falls far short of
necessary reach required to counter, silence opposing messaging and
provide immediate media infrastructure for collective.

4. Tap more deeply into the yearning, the vast ethereal energy
inspired by the political revolution.
Communities are waiting for leadership, guidance, training
A higher collective consciousness within grasp

5. Many ordinary citizens get by on free information from mobile web today. This
includes fake and bad news. There is need to curate and promote existing reporting
so more people can invest limited time connecting with existing quality progressive
media news outlets.
Though large audiences exist within communities and exciting things are happening,
news large-scale reach-delivery is inefficient. Smaller audiences find appropriate
news content online, especially considering total disruption of established media
infrastructure.
The people feel isolated from establishment/elite communities that operate within own
bubbles, including academia, media pundits, government officials, the moneyed DC
interests, intellectuals, millionaires-billionaires - all the places where they are
“outsiders”.
Here, the people are the insiders, decide status quo, determine social values, ethics,
philosophy
The challenge remains expanding audience reach quickly via new network to offer
efficient path to mutually beneficial partnerships, connecting common goals,
resources, interests, values.
It’s a new progressive, people-powered media matrix. If we build it, they will come.
Willingly.
Imagine a digital ecosystem based on social justice, truth, peace, health,
fairness and economic equity for all .

7. The future is now
Save the future
• Journalism – what is means to democracy
• Free speech rights, why so critical, important to all freedom
• Media consolidation impact
• Identify good journalism, call out bad. Set new standards of acceptability as a legitimate
and trusted news authority, community stakeholder
• Support education, volunteerism, civic engagement, community support
• Love for one another, making altruism great again
• Teach-learn to create quality narratives-media, Offer love, support, kindness, training,
resources, feet on the ground, digital swarms, flash mobs, media disruption
• Pose questions to Republic to better understand personal/collective/civic responsibility as
humans-citizens, explore-understand cultural differences
• Identify where MSM falls short, call out MSM, fill gap/pick up slack self.
• Citizens/journalists pitch in a variety of ways – as sources, suggesting stories, providing
contacts, resources, connections, editors, mentors, and an unlimited expanse with an
entirely new ecosystem. The next digital ecosystem.
• The future has arrive, Strap in and prepare for rapidly accelerated growth

9. This next system architecture
produced by
Kathleen Schassler
community journalist, revolutionary
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