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New Jerseyans share their stories and ideas about our democracy.

Request for Proposals

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities requests proposals for Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations, an initiative seeking digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize the recently created “conversation” archive on the state of democracy within New Jersey and beyond (seen below). Proposals selected for commission will receive an award of $2500-5000, depending on the scale of the project.

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New Jersey's Democracy Conversation

See what your neighbors are saying about democracy in our state.


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“Politicians polarizing the citizens”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Media to spread lies”

Marilyn
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Threats against free speech”

Sue , 75
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Hyper partisanship coupled with dishonesty”

Kim , 41
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Us vs. them mentalities”

Mannan , 18
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Being informed about the issues from reliable sources”

Bonnie , 78
What does it mean to be a good citizen?

“False news”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Hate of immigrants”

Allison , 65
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Demagoguery and jingoism”

Linda , 68
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Ratings prevailed”

James , 79
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“We turn inward, harden our own beliefs”

Brian , 59
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Censorship of opposing or diverging views”

Lisa
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Trusting stories in the media as a truth or fake”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Misinformation”

Larry , 62
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“False info being spread via social media”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“Technology has allowed for ‘group think/echo chamber’ environments to flourish.”

Julius , 18
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“my vote doesn’t count”

Anonymous
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“media not reporting facts”

KTN , 49
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“dishonesty…censorship”

Marck , 58
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“two separate worlds”

Christine , 37
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“The internet is making us childish!”

Anonymous , 40
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

“The people who make the rules are a panel made up of Democrats and Republicans”

Fred , 71
What are the main challenges facing democracy today?

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