Dege Swain

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Open Access to Information Is a Democratic Imperative

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This piece first appeared as a discussion post for the course JRN200 at the University of Arizona Global Campus. …a popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a Read more…


Commentary on Journalism in Democracy

A flat lay of Arabic newspapers in Fès, Morocco, showcasing diverse articles.

This article first appeared as a discussion post for the JRN200 course at University of Arizona Global Campus. I mentioned briefly before that a democratic society is not defined by what kind of government structure or economic system it uses Read more…


On the Nature of News Media

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First published December 1, 2021, as the final course assignment for JRN200 at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Loosely defined, journalism is a genre of writing that reports on events relevant to the public. “The press” is a catch-all Read more…