Wise Words
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
Recognize those words? Paul and I were talking the other day about media. It’s been on all of our minds over here for a few years now, but lately has been the topic of discussion every day. With our Banqüala coming up we’ve been thinking a lot about why we’re doing this, and where we’re going with it (this and it being Bedouins International). So Media. We’ve decided that media is a force to be reckoned with. Just in the past weeks we’ve watched twitter become a megaphone for the ongoing political turmoil in Iran. It’s obvious that media can have a huge impact on social issues, and any issue really. So what does that mean? I think it means that media is now a power and no longer just a spectator sport. A great power even. Anyone can use media. It’s right there at your fingertips, literally. And like any form of power there is potential to make great positive change, but also a very huge potential to do great harm. I think that’s the responsibility part.
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
I know it’s from Spiderman, but I agree. Uncle Ben knew what he was talking about.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I think it was Peter’s uncle who said that. Wow I’m a nerd.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Yeah, that was Uncle Ben. Such a wise man…
June 24th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I guess I need to brush up on my spiderman before I quote him again…geez…you nerds