One key point from the pre-convention catalytic conversation yesterday between Amy Penwell and me: there’s a huge need for folks in the education establishment in general, and journalism and library science in particular, to impart the critical thinking skills that will enable consumers of information to sort out (reliably) the credible from the non-credible. An aside (and this comes from me, not from the conversation with Amy): I’ve just finished with the Lucas Cioffi video, and my conception of what journalism (even the ”reinvented journalism” — whatever that turns out to be) can and should be/do is about 180 degrees different from his. I look forward to exploring that difference of opinion nin Cambridge. (No time for more just now, and I’m just enough of Luddite that I much prefer direct to online conversations, anyway.)
One key point from the pre convention catalytic…
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Hi David, I wish we were able to chat in Cambridge. Are there any ideas in your future of journalism that are mutually exclusive with mine? I’m guessing that you have different priorities but not opposite priorities; is that the case?
I’m interested in seeing libraries become public spaces that blends online and in-person dialogue on local and national issues. I’d like to see libraries adding a knowledge-creating role to their traditional knowledge providing role; knowledge creation would be possible by facilitating dialogue and deliberation among people with diverse perspectives on public issues.