A few notes on democracy and journalism Journalism happens, first and foremost, for democracy. The function of journalism is to hold those with power to account, and inform the public. It can also entertain, and be a venue for opinion and debate.
What is politics? The academic year has started again, so I'm back to studying. Today I had the first class of a subject on contemporary political theory, and a key theme was the crisis in identity that political theory is experiencing. This is especially in respect to its supposed object, politics.