Q9: Why are you uniquely qualified to lead your specific organization?

We are uniquely qualified to lead this organization for many reasons. First, this is Ben’s brainchild. He has been a technological developer since 1998. He has worked on the World Social Forum, Amazing Things Art Center auction site, and Related Content (a project funded by the Knight Foundation – www.NewsChallenge.org). Vafa's greatest passion has always been human rights and global education on such matters. His greatest asset has been his ability to network and build long-lasting and fruitful friendships and partnerships. We have yearned for an opportunity to create something that can better the world indefinitely and believe this is that conduit.
The timing is key for two reasons. One, simply stated, is that the longer we wait to develop a democratically filtered news station, the more difficult it will be to rescue the masses from their entrenchment in propaganda. The second is that, in light of the impending U.S. presidential election of 2008, the climate for change is brewing steadily. We MUST use this opportunity to empower and reengage people in an alternative news source.