{"id":509,"date":"2011-06-07T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/biblionews\/?p=509"},"modified":"2011-06-07T03:00:32","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T11:00:32","slug":"link-forging-a-consensus-on-libraries-journalism-and-participatory-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/biblionews\/2011\/06\/07\/link-forging-a-consensus-on-libraries-journalism-and-participatory-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"CONSENSUS? The opportunity for journalist\/librarian collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On stage at CPL. <\/p><\/div>\n

A draft consensus statement<\/a> for journalist\/librarian collaboration is circulating after garnering support at “Beyond Books: News, Literacy, Democracy and America’s Libraries,” a two-day Journalism That Matters symposium in Cambridge April 6-7.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, participants in “Beyond Books” moved to the Cambridge Public Library for a public wrapup session. Here are some of the phrases the used to describe next-step possibilities:<\/p>\n

Context and onward . . . more narratives . . . reach beyond insider view of ourselves . . . be good stewards . . . journalism is thriving . . . reaching beyond the echo chamber, including this one . . . demographics are key . . . in the boat together . . . community is everything . . . empathy . . . risk taking . . . face to face communication . . . libraries present facts, media presents opinions . . . public spirit . . . storytelling . . . make stuff with your people and the rest follows . . . untapped opportunity . . . make it fun . . . keep studying . . . what is relevance? . . . action . . . foster serendipity . . . have hope . . . creativity and hope . . . experiment . . . vote for Pedro . . . intergenerational, multimedia, Boing Boing . . . more than words . . . the conversation is just beginning . . . we are in it together . . . delivery systems may change for stories, a good story will always be a good story . . . cultivate and preserve the conversation . . . media mapping . . . share your experience, discovery your expertise.
\nLINK: What would happen if Beyond Books forged a consensus statement<\/a> on libraries, journalism and participatory democracy?<\/p>\n

Seeding the conversation at the Cambridge Public Library (pictured above) were Jessica Durkin, a community-media researcher from Scranton, Pa.; Linda Fantin of American Public Media\u2019s Public Insight Network;\u00a0 Jorge Reina Schement, dean of the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University and and Nancy Kranich, a Rutgers librarian and former American Library Association president.<\/p>\n

(Also see a wrapup post <\/a>by RJI’s Joy Mayer)<\/em><\/p>\n

VIDEO from Cambridge Public Library wrapup session:
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