In today’s society, reading, listening to, and/or watching the news is largely an empty act. Rarely are important matters actually covered by the mainstream media.
In an Ambiarchist society, the news would be of utmost importance. In such a society, the news would tend to cover matters important to the society, because the society would partake in legislature directly.
An Ambiarchy is an industrial democracy and confederation of collectivities of various kinds. The initiated have a say in the major affairs of the confederation and its appropriate compartments, their workplaces, schools, homes, consumer organizations, banks, insurance programs, and so on.
As you can see, there is plenty of real news to cover, and of consumer demand. Today’s news doesn’t need to cover real news, because people don’t have a say anyway.
In an Ambiarchist society, you might wake up in the morning and while sitting down for breakfast, check up on current events and discussions on proposals in the newspaper or on TV or the internet, and head to work. Before going to bed, you may check your personalized Daily or Weekly Bulletin, in which is compiled the referendums from your various associations with others, as well as notice of any executive decisions made by officials. You’d have full ability to opt in or out of a say in all of the major affairs of all of your associations mentioned above– including the ability to recall decisions of officers–, and their committees. Truly, an open-source society. But only if you want it.
