thanks to @CharlieBeckett and @PolisLSE for a very satisfying #polistrust

#clicktivism: not problem as "long-form" or idea contribution. value diminished by short-form, instant #ux increasing page views #polistrust

"Trust": an idea that human beings confronted & evolved for millennia. it's no surprise that tech is also disrupting its nature. #polistrust

The world’s platform for change Change.org is the world’s largest petition platform, usin...

from @katsladden [http://change.org]… citizens hv tools to ensure politicians (&/or media) have conversations they want had #polistrust

"trust the citizenry to know what they want." problem. @citizenrobert sez "politics is there to resolve conflicts in interest" #polistrust

.@DouglasCarswell believes that technology will solve the "anonymity problem". it's a issue of governance. not tech. #polistrust

italians voting for the demagogic/populist 5-Star movement is the new benchmark for non-state governance as enabled by the web #polistrust

work out of the way. back to #polistrust. this session: "Trust in Power": relationships between citizenry, government and the fourth estate

pphrsd @Bynickdavies "news orgs that say "we need a free press!"…"it's like a rapist who says i believe in free love!" #leveson #polistrust

pphrsd @Bynickdavies "fantasy that gets journalists out of bed: if they say something's happening, then it'll stop happening" #polistrust

where's the threat to democracy: decline in investigative journalism or decline in regional news? both. #polistrust

web: rel between audience & "content" is threat to investigative journalism: #churnalism. #watergate was an artefact of print #polistrust

leading tail, the lede, how story starts, of journalism (or any narrative) is #ux opportunity begging for attention #polistrust #millydowler

news orgs & online subscrip model: still not being explored enough.period. audience demand of information type + #UX is solution #polistrust

N.Davies "pressure from internet is threat to professional journalism…" the Daily Mail has made progress in their business model #polistrust

N.Davies: "there never was a [journalism] golden age" the commercial logic that is invading news rooms… that's a problem. #polistrust

Nick Davis: "I'm not a journalist that hates journalists" regarding corruption in industry prior to UK phone hacking scandal. #polistrust

great panel on broadcast TV earlier w @ITVLauraK @SophyRidgeSky & @ShelleyJofre at #polistrust. interestingly unified positions from all

checking in: #PolisTrust at LSE