Remember
when newspapers were just in black and white? We do.
Quality
was so much easer to discern then.
Today, in the midst of information phantasmagoria, sadly it’s now cliché
that we are drowning in cliché.
There’s been more information produced in the last 5 years than in all of
the history. And now ironically
after seemingly endless channel surfing, we’ve all concluded that there's
nothing's on.
That’s
more than annoyance; it’s a serious problem. In the hurricane of information
overload, we seem to have lost our moorings and meaningful points of
reference. Without them, we’re
adrift. We’ve literally lost the
ability to communicate. Any wonder
why public discourse has become so bitter and contentious. It’s fueled self interest and separated
us from common interest.
But
there’s hope. We’re at the point
where super sized is too much, processed has become distasteful, the artificial
is likely cancerous, and the SUV doesn’t fit in the garage anymore. In the
midst of too much stuff... by and large we all now long for community and a few
things meaningful.
Welcome
to Furthermore...
Furthermore
is a new model for a news publication.
Here you’ll find the top stories... as vetted by and for a group of
“thinkers.” Like a book club,
Furthermore is a news club of sorts.
Here’s where we come daily to reflect on what’s truly important. It’s a web-based electronic water cooler
and coffee klatch. It’s a table at
the Algonquin were invited guests are armed with newspapers from around the
world. Out of a cloud of cigarettes
and coffee, arguments and reconciliations, we forge the “common sense
story.”
Think
of it as Drudge Report digest with the depth of Newsweek and panache of
Harper’s. We’ll aggregate the
stories you need to be “in the know.” We’ll then give you a synopsis
followed immediately by honest thoughtful commentary. Together, we do the work of reflection
and common insight. Our goal is to give you commentary in real time... not
the pabulum or the rants at the fringes, no Franken-O’Reilly mud fests, no
special-interest bias and advocacy, but rather just plain information and common
sense in context.
Furthermore...
however your voice and opinion has been variously stifled or even lost, here we
change that by giving you an “open source” version of a newspaper. We
provide all the tools for you to participate. Unique compared to other
news sites, here you’ll find: a content management tool for easy publishing and
archiving; various communications tools such as forum, private messaging system
and chat; an archive engine for fingertip article reference; translation tools;
a newsletter system; even a photo archive and gallery.
All
to say, we invite you to come share with us. Come tell us what you think and
believe. If you’ve got the
discipline to get the story right and will to convince others, and most of all
the open-mindedness and flexibility to incorporate other ideas, come join
us. Or, if you’re so inspired as to
be interested in starting your own news daily, we can help you do that,
too. Click on Do It Yourself on the
left.
Finally,
we invite you to do it today. Your voice is
essential. This is the glue that keeps the pieces of our mosaic
together in a recognizable pattern. In an ever more granularized world of endless possibility and ceaseless
urgency, your voice is what makes it authentic. And common sense is what keeps it all
from spinning out of control.
Fast
is today…urgent is okay... but important is better…and meaningful is best.
It is in that spirit, we look forward to hearing from you.
