Freedom is Participation
From Professor John W. Higgins' 1997 paper, Community Television as Process:
A Study of Media Literacy, Social Action, and Empowerment
...participation in the creation of television programs enables persons to become more discriminating viewers, encourages awareness of and reflection upon one's self, others, and society, and provides a foundation which encourages individuals and groups to believe they can make a difference on the broader society and to participate in the workings of the democracy.