2. How to Research Issues and Stay Informed

“I’m sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocrites.All I want is the truth now.Just gimme some truth.”—John Lennon

Let’s face it: Online activism is mainly about spreading information. The Internet itself can’t put feet on the ground, bills in front of the legislature, or voters in front of machines. It’s just a tool that we use to spread information that helps people to do these things—so accuracy of information is key, as well as timeliness of information. The old adage that knowledge is power is even more literally relevant to an information-based medium than it is to the rest of the world because information is our currency, our product, and our greatest ...

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