The Common Sense Network (TCS Network) is a Manchester based bi-partisan news network for young people, dedicated to finding ‘common sense’ in an increasingly divided and polarised world.
TCS Network has three aims: to encourage and enable our users to interact with opinions and ideas that differ from their own, to lower the barriers to entry for young people into digital news media consumption and to create a news network that operates in both an online and offline environment.
Using online and offline mediums, TCS Network exists to make sure young people can stay connected to one another’s perspectives and understand political events admits the fast pace of the digital news cycle and whilst algorithms may be exacerbating ideological divides. We are an innovative approach to improving the way young people consume digital news.
Our work is through three pillars, that together, work co-dependently to holistically meet the aims. These are Scribe, Optic and Modal.
Scribe refers to written materials online, namely a publication of more than 27+ freelance journalists from across the political spectrum. Optic refers to visual programming, web political shows and online thought experiments. Modal refers to offline events, workshops and university tours.
To date, The Common Sense Network team is comprised of 68 volunteers.
The Core team of 6 people is headed up by Founder and CEO Micheal Omoniyi, named 1 of 100 most influential BAME leaders in Tech by The Financial Times in 2018 and other heads of Scribe, Modal and Optic. The core team is diverse, eclectic and expertise range from philosophy to events, tech and Journalism.
We have also built a ‘common sense’ General Advisory Board of industry professionals in tech and journalism who’s combined experience in media exceeds 80 years. These Include current and ex-senior figures at the BBC, KPMG, The Economist, Buzzfeed and more.
