Quality Citizen Journalism as Political Philanthropy
While there is often a great deal of difficulty involved in humanely removing disreputable persons from the public sphere, and particularly from public office, the same does not necessarily apply to community experiences.
Quality citizen journalism is a community experience. It contributes to the public sphere by identifying and communicating the boundaries of communities. It mainly does so through the expression of appropriate personal boundaries.
How clearly do you distinguish between secrecy and privacy, and how do you know?
How clearly do you distinguish between autonomy and conformity, and how do you know?
How clearly do you distinguish between reasonable expressions of autonomy and unreasonable ones?
How clearly do you distinguish between reasonable expressions of conformity and unreasonable ones?
What do you do when someone has an inaccurate view about you?
How do you usually distinguish between credible theories, incredible ones and discredited ones?
How do you usually distinguish between credible stories, incredible ones and discredited ones?Perhaps your mind prefers to recount factual and/or fictional stories explored in your childhood and/or adolescence rather than those associated with more advanced experiences of personal, communal and societal development.
How carefully do you distinguish between fact and fiction?
How carefully do you distinguish between maturity and immaturity?
How do you distinguish between differences of opinion and abhorrent attitudes?
What do you know about compatible community living, particularly in terms of neighbourhoods and other environments?
What do you know about environmental compatibility?
How do you attempt to merge that compatibility with community compatibility?
How do you try to maintain sufficient independence while contributing to compatibility within communities?
What is your preferred approach to providing emotional support?
What is your preferred approach to seeking emotional support?How do you ascertain trustworthiness?
How do your trustworthy collaborations contribute to compatible community living, for yourself and other people?
People often behave seemingly pleasantly to one another when they want something from each other.
How do you ascertain the genuineness, or otherwise, of people's intentions?
Perhaps you have episodes of authenticity and episodes of being inauthentic, for various reasons.
Have you ever been forced to relocate for any reason?
Do you sometimes or often experience discomfort through other people's perceptions and/or expressions of comfort and/or pleasure?
You may have already noticed that search engines do not usually give priority to credible news.
Ascertaining credibility is a skilled activity, whether it is performed as a paid occupation or as a hobby or as a form of activism. It requires assessments by humans, not machines.
How do you attempt to ascertain facts?
How do you attempt to identify relationships between facts?
How do you attempt to correct misinformation?
If you prefer acquiring wonderful memories, interesting knowledge and
useful and/or pleasurable skills, rather than the accumulation of
things, you may possess the essential prerequisites for practicing quality citizen journalism.
What have you already improved in the world through your philanthropy, and how do you know?
If you are sure you are able to distinguish clearly between projects and ongoing pursuits, you will know which aspects of citizen journalism should be regarded as short-term research projects and which parts should be regarded as long-term research commitments.
Who deserves to receive the results of your research, and why, and when?
How do you ascertain the value of your research, including the time and skill associated with it?
How do you measure the costs involved?
How do you tell whether your expectations are reasonable or not?
You are currently experiencing the results of philanthropic practices associated with the second Age of Enlightenment.
How much do you appreciate your access to this experience, and how are you willing to express that appreciation?
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