Nieman Reports Winter 2006 Issue Winter 2006 Table of Contents > Goodbye Gutenberg > The Global Voices Manifesto Goodbye Gutenberg Expanding Our Reach The Global Voices Manifesto We believe in free speech: in protecting the right to speak—and the right to listen. We believe in universal access to the tools of speech. REFERRED ARTICLE "Gathering Voices to Share With a Worldwide Online Audience" – Rebecca MacKinnon and Ethan Zuckerman To that end, we seek to enable everyone who wants to speak to have the means to speak—and everyone who wants to hear that speech, the means to listen to it. Thanks to new tools, speech need no longer be controlled by those who own the means of publishing and distribution, or by governments that would restrict thought and communication. Now, anyone can wield the power of the press. Everyone can tell their stories to the world. We seek to build bridges across the gulfs that divide people, so as to understand each other more fully. We seek to work together more effectively and act more powerfully. We believe in the power of direct connection. The bond between individuals from different worlds is personal, political and powerful. We believe conversation across boundaries is essential to a future that is free, fair, prosperous and sustainable—for all citizens of this planet. While we continue to work and speak as individuals, we also seek to identify and promote our shared interests and goals. We pledge to respect, assist, teach, learn from, and listen to one other. We are Global Voices. Table of contents Printer-friendly format

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