A debate on the topic "Internet and Democracy: Democracy is threatened by the unchecked nature of information on the
Internet." will be held tonight at 7 PM ET at the National Press Club. The event can be viewed live online by visiting the Miller Center of Public Affairs.
The debate will be moderated by Paul Solman, Business and Economics Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, and the participants will include:
Andrew Keen, Arts + Labs advisor and author of "The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing our Culture"
Farhad Manjoo, journalist for Slate, and author of "True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society"
Jimmy Wales, founder, Wikipedia
Micah L. Sifry, editor, Personal Democracy Forum
The debate will be moderated by Paul Solman, Business and Economics Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, and the participants will include:
Andrew Keen, Arts + Labs advisor and author of "The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing our Culture"
Farhad Manjoo, journalist for Slate, and author of "True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society"
Jimmy Wales, founder, Wikipedia
Micah L. Sifry, editor, Personal Democracy Forum
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