In Roman times, every citizen was educated and raised in law, and every person could practice law. We are now in an information age, and every citizen is educated and raised in information.
Every person who is online is already participating in information.
Every person today is already practiced in writing and photography — we all write emails, texts, and comments, and have spent years practicing writing in school — we all carry cameras around with us on our phones, and everyone owns digital cameras and uses them regularly.
Journalism has high standards, but the ability to write journalism is something every person on earth can easily learn, and so everyone can contribute to the body of news on the internet. Some people will do this only casually, when something important comes up, when they become interested in something new, take up a cause, engage in a protest, happen to meet a public figure or witness a significant event. Some people will pursue journalism as a part of their lives and purpose on Earth.
Today, every person on Earth can have a voice, and every person can participate in news. Part of the purpose of The Speaker is to enable everyone to speak publicly and be heard.
In Roman times there was a commonly repeated legal expression: “ignorantia juris non excusat” (ignorance of the law does not excuse)*. This maxim is true in today’s legal system as well, but in today’s world, we are all living more in information than in law. Ignorantia informatio non excusat.
Learn more about writing news.
* Or “ignorantia legis neminem excusat” (ignorance of the law excuses no one)
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By The Speaker
well put and this will rally up an inspirational campaign within myself to seek and share whatever information i come across to the world and hopefully she will benefit from this.