Media Lens Website Article

In what way do you think some of these examples of the use of We Media are democratic?

The internet and the blogosphere give great opportunity in the development of progressive journalism ideals in both the UK and globally. Stuart Allan praises the bloggers and the "extraordinary contribution made by ordinary citizens offering their first hand reports, digital photographs, camcorder video footage, mobile telephone snapshots or audio clips". The internet and blogosphere only become interesting when they serve to challenge the mainstream as crucial elements in progressive social and political movements.

This shows that We Media is democratic because we decide what goes up on the internet from first hand reports such as mobile phone footage and images etc. and that the internet becomes interesting when we as an active audience decide to post things which will interest the other internet users in their community, causing it to spread and therefore making it democratic.