(7:34:53 PM) Derek: how hard is it to figure out what Canada is doing in Afghanistan to fix the problems?
(7:35:40 PM) Derek: hmmm
(7:35:50 PM) Derek: it makes me wish we could vote on media coverage
(7:36:10 PM) Derek: we as the population of canada want to know XY&Z
(7:37:10 PM) Derek: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/703994/funny_dog/
(7:39:14 PM) Derek: bbiab
(7:39:28 PM) Chris(MSN): haha
(7:39:30 PM) Chris(MSN): voting on media coverage
(7:39:33 PM) Chris(MSN): that's ingenius!
(7:39:39 PM) Chris(MSN): wow
(7:39:45 PM) Chris(MSN): that is a REALLY good idea dude!
(7:39:50 PM) Chris(MSN): people ASKING the media QUESTIONS
(7:39:56 PM) Chris(MSN): and they ANSWER them!
(7:40:27 PM) Chris(MSN): wow, there's a slew of business models you could use
(7:40:37 PM) Chris(MSN): you could be funded by the question askers, instead of by the advertisers
(7:40:44 PM) Chris(MSN): so you'd be beholden to the PEOPLE, not the soap companies
(7:41:16 PM) Derek: brb
(7:41:17 PM) Chris(MSN): viewers could offer a bounty for a report
(7:41:19 PM) Derek: we'll discuss
(7:41:24 PM) Chris(MSN): thousands of micro-bounties :)
(7:41:32 PM) Chris(MSN): and then the news organization picks whatever they want

Caveats:

• if the bounties are cash, the process won't work since money is controlled
  also, money corrupts relationships.