“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.