We have access to much information than ever before, but it all accessed via a filter that is managed by someone else. Can we really say we are informed?

Kira Shishkin is a serial entrepreneur who has founded companies that developed technology with practical applications. His latest venture is informed.now the daily news SMS service that delivers unfiltered news direct to your phone.

In this episode of The Independent Minds Kira explains to host Michael Millward how although we have access to more information than ever before, that before that information is presented to us it is first interpreted by an individual or organisation to fit their preferred agenda.

This promotes a perspective rather than an authentic understanding. In turn this creates polarisation of views and eventually conflict.

After being born in one conflict torn country and coming of age in another Kira explains how this information control process and its potential to create a devastating outcome inspired him to create informed.now.

Kira explains how informed.now ensures that it is accessing primary news sources that are fact-based and the editorial process that identifies the stories that will have the most impact on the world.

This episode of The Independent Minds will make you question how you consume news information.

More information about Kira Shishkin and Michael Millward is available at abeceder.

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