Contributed by Josh Fryfogle
Many people in our community are already aware that The People’s Paper and
Make A Scene Magazine are written completely by community members. They know this, because over the last decade, they’ve done the writing!
The driving force and guiding philosophy of this publication has always been the
people writing what they want to see in the media. It’s popular today to talk
about fake news, and lamestream media, and all sorts of derogatory comments
about “The Media”, but we should stop and think about what the First
Amendment, and particularly freedom of the press, was actually meant to achieve
for liberty.
Each individual has a right to freedom of the press, meaning the printing press. This freedom was never to give you “news you can trust”, but information from the community at large. It was never supposed to create an industry, but to enable each individual to express themselves through the press.
The People’s Paper is dedicated to that mission. We’ve been doing it for more than ten years now, and many of our readers already know what’s up. Still, considering that the media industry is a powerful force of suggestion and repetition, it doesn’t hurt to remind our community that we are here for you.
Go to www.MakeASceneAK.com to submit your article, event, poem, whatever you feel inspired to share. We are all better when we communicate with each other. Let’s not let the narrative be decided by private companies and special interests, with the power to purchase the media.
Let your voice be heard. We will help.
Love,
Josh
