proposition

In common philosophical language, a proposition is the content of an assertion, that is, it is true-or-false and defined by the meaning of a particular piece of language. The proposition is independent of the medium of communication.

Since the definition of “proposition” is such a crucial matter to various topics in philosophy, the nature of propositions is highly controversial. Even the existence of propositions is sometimes called into question and, as a result, the term is widely used, even when the term is not itself explicitly defined and therefore confusion, in regard to “meaning”, may arise.

But the New Media is more than the Internet. Its power and reach is greatly enhanced by a component of the old media — radio. Talk radio, though it has been around for a long time, is very much experiencing a revival because of a naturally synergistic relationship with the Internet.

If you boiled down the New Media to its absolute essence, this is it. Talk radio’s power is exponentially increased by the information on the Internet. And the Internet’s reach and influence is greatly expanded by power of talk radio. READ ALL

You are in control of the internet.

This means that you decide what you download, read and put online. This means freedom of speech on a massive scale. You are the one deciding the content regardless of who owns the network. This freedom is what we call Network Neutrality.

And the big corporations are shutting it down. Without this freedom, the internet would be more like cable TV; a one-away medium. Which is exactly what the big internet providers like AT&T, Time Warner, Verizon and Comcast want to turn it into. And they can, because all the internet traffic goes through their cables. Read All

Over the holidays, an idea gained some Net traction: bloggers “adopting” a campaign reporter. Steve Gilliard wrote in his blog on Dec. 28:   I think it would be a really, really good idea to track reporters, word for word, broadcast for broadcast, and print the results online. Not just for any one campaign or cause, but to track people’s reporting the way we track other services.  Read all