Earlier this month I attended the Journalism that Matters Pacific Northwest gathering here in Seattle. With the theme “Re-Imagining News and Community in the Northwest,” I was given the chance to stop, listen and reflect on journalism, my community and me. A chance to look at the news ecology. I am not a journalist. At … Continue reading Belated Reflections from “Journalism that Matters” PNW
We are into day 3 of Journalism that Matters, Re-imagining News and Community in the Pacific Northwest. (Hashtag on Twitter and Flickr #jtmpnw). I’m blogging from the opening circle – which feels both “in the moment” and perhaps disrespectful to be tapping away at my computer while others share their thinking of our conversations to … Continue reading Journalism that Matters – Day 3
Yesterday through Sunday I’m at the Journalism that Matters Conference, the Pacific Northwest (USA) gathering to “re-imagine news and community in the Pacific Northwest.” So far yesterday 200 of us started to get to know each other in small conversational groups, browsed the work of various media and information groups and organizations (the new Northwest … Continue reading Journalism That Matters Pacific NW Conference
I’ve written for years about community indicators. From the Orton Family Foundation comes a nice reification of visual community indicators – photos of our communities. You might want to enter some photos of your community. Or collect those contributed via Flickr as a great indicator of YOUR community. Orton Family Foundation Heart & Soul Photo … Continue reading Community Indicators: Orton Family Foundation Heart & Soul Photo Contest
This is the 10th and last in a series of blog posts I wrote for Darren Sidnick about communities of practice in an elearning context late last year. I am finally getting the rest of the series up. Part 1, part 2, part 3,, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8 , and part 9 are all here on the blog. … Continue reading CoP Series #10: Stewarding Technology for Community