Joy Mayer, 2010-2011 RJI fellow and associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, wrote a terrific article on Beyond Books. Take a look at
At the crossroads of journalists and librarians, we find community engagement
An excerpt:
It was with great delight that I sat in a room at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., to talk about what we have in common and how we might work together.
Here’s some of what we have in common:
— The belief that actionable knowledge is necessary for an empowered democracy.
— The belief that critical thinking skills and are foundationally important.
— A desire to elevate the quality and diversity of community discourse.
— A role to play in helping people find quality information.
About Peggy Holman
Peggy Holman supports organizations and communities to uncover creative responses to complex challenges using innovative engagement processes. The Change Handbook, co-authored with Tom Devane and Steven Cady, documents many such processes. The book is the considered the definitive resource for leaders and consultants working to increase resilience, agility, and collaboration in organizations and other social systems. Peggy co-founded Journalism that Matters in 2001 with three journalists to support the pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecology. Peggy’s latest book, Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity, supports people facing disruptions to invite others to join them in realizing new possibilities.
