Freedom of the press also makes possible the debate necessary for people to form well founded opinions. Usenet and e.g., Cleveland Free-Net are contemporary examples of the uncensored accessible press required by Mill. These networks are also the result of hard work by many people aspiring for more democracy. However, to keep these forms developing and spreadinq requires constant work from those dedicated to the hard fight for democracy. People who utilize Usenet typically pick certain newsgroups or topics to focus on.
Every group has several items of discussion going on at the same time.
The discussions are very active and provide a source of information that makes it possible to meet James Mill's criteria for both more oversight over government and a more informed population. What is important is that Usenet is conducted publicly, and is mostly uncensored. This means that everyone can both contribute and gain from everyone else's opinion.