For Dewey, “democracy was the social structure that contributed most to freeing intelligence to grow” (as quoted in Garrison, 1996, p. 429). Murphy (2004) refers to Dewey by saying that “communication is more than a skill to be mastered,” which can be displayed in the polished programming of mass media, but is rather a “larger process through which democratic possibilities are shaped and social realities constructed” (p. 80). Alternative media’s outreach and teach approach meets Jefferson’s and Dewey’s interests by urging pluralistic and participatory learning opportunities, and through the social construction of problems and possible solutions. However, this social construction does not consist of issuing propaganda or promoting standardized culture, two activities of which inaccessible mass media are often accused.