Compiled by <\/em>Yve Susskind<\/em><\/a>, of Praxis Associates, for <\/em>Journalism That Matters <\/em><\/a>and the <\/em>Agora Center for Journalism<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The themes listed in this document represent the collective wisdom of the 130 attendees at the May 2017 Elevate Engagement conference co-hosted by Journalism That Matters and the University of Oregon School of Journalism and held at the Agora Journalism Center in Portland.<\/p>\n The qualitative data from which these themes are distilled include two key sources:<\/p>\n Themes through Saturday<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u00a0A team of seven students, working under the direction of Yve Susskind and Lori Shontz (U of O Journalism School faculty member), documented \u201cnuggets of insight\u201d that they heard in all conference activities, Thursday through Saturday. They focused their attention through a set of conceptual lenses, such as \u201creflections on the way things are now and what needs to change,\u201d \u201cemerging responses and aspirations,\u201d and \u201careas of tension or uncertainty.\u201d Each day, the team met a few times to cluster the \u201cnuggets.\u201d On Saturday night, Yve developed the clusters further into distinct themes with representative quotes. Yve also incorporated into the theming process data from several group \u201charvests\u201d \u2013 activities that engaged participants in surfacing insights and emerging themes \u2013 as well as graphic recording posters by Nitya Wakhlu, and an analysis of the conference Twitter stream. These themes are presented in the Themes through Saturday document.<\/p>\n Manifesto<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> This document, authored by Joy Mayer, Kyle Bozentko and March Twisdale, captures the aspirations of the community of practice to \u201celevate engagement so that each of us and all of us thrive<\/em>,\u201d the forward-looking question for the last day of the conference. On Sunday, groups of participants each reviewed one set of artifacts from the conference to distill nutshell paragraphs capturing the essence of the story. Joy, Kyle and March incorporated these Nutgraphs<\/em><\/a>, as well as Nitya Wakhlu\u2019s graphic recordings from Sunday morning discussion notes<\/em><\/a> and Generative images <\/em><\/a>into the Manifesto.<\/p>\n In addition, the following artifacts were reviewed one final time to identify any other themes that might not have made it into the Themes through Saturday or the Manifesto:<\/p>\n As the themes became clear, six larger categories emerged that became the major headings:<\/p>\n The list of themes with sub-themes, organized into these six categories, is color-coded to show the sources of each:<\/p>\n Representative quotes, as captured by the student note-takes, are provided for many of the themes.<\/p>\n \u201cEngagement is human beings opening their hearts to one another\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDoing Journalism in a way that lets people know we love them\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cPeople are not getting the kinds of relationships they want with journalists when they go online to try to engage with them.\u00a0 People want more relational moments with journalists. And so do journalists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAuthenticity is what it really boils down to. People can tell when journalists do over-commercialization, and they hate it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cJournalism of past felt entitled to whatever info it wanted to take from community. Now has to build relationships\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe want to see journalism be less transactional\/extractive and more about partnerships.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cLet\u2019s move away from \u2018we talk, you listen\u2019 to \u2018we are all in this together.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cImagine what they\u2019ll say to you if they see you as a journalist. Now imagine what they\u2019ll say to you if they see you as a citizen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cIf you aren\u2019t reporting what they need, it\u2019s sales\u2014not journalism\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFocus on making things useful for people rather than flagrant demonstrations of our own intelligence. \u00a0Can someone under stress use this, is it what they need, not just I thought of this and it\u2019s really shiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDebate is the norm in our culture. It means to beat down.\u00a0 What is here is dialogue.\u00a0 It means flowing through.\u00a0 It\u2019s about curiosity, inquiry and making connections and that difference are source of creativity and information. Imagine journalism that is guided by dialogue.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to acknowledge the pain that we caused, the voices that have been suppressed and ignored systemically for generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cStop looking at communities as \u201cproblems to fix\u201d \u2013 start listening. No missionary journalism\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re often the bearers of bad news for our community. And! We ask them to pay for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere are people who don\u2019t think media is a solution\u2014they think it\u2019s a problem\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cPeople had to go out and create their own papers because the people in the ethnic communities found that the other media were not competent to cover them.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cDoes anyone else feel excited about the crumbling of the traditional institution?\u201d [a bunch of hands go up!]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThere is elitism in writing that alienates people who otherwise might participate in conversation. (Good writing might mean good ideas, but bad writing doesn\u2019t necessarily mean bad ideas)\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cJournalists need to acknowledge their own bubble.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Just because journalists aren’t talking about something doesn’t mean no one is. Find the unheard stories.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe’re treating commentary like a higher form of journalism rather than talking to people and seeing facts.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThere is no reason that newsrooms couldn\u2019t do this kind of engagement that JTM does in communities.\u00a0 We have the model, it\u2019s right here.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cWhen I became a journalist my conversations changed. Every person became a potential source.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThe opportunity to be vulnerable with someone in the room is transformational.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cRelationships can be an encounter. They don\u2019t have to be persistent. We may never see each other again but the experience will last.\u201d \u201cAloha: We\u2019ve met and we\u2019re in each others lives forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAs member of the media, we are often seen as the person telling people that their community is damaged and their deeply held views are wrong. Instead we can offer them the feeling of being listened to, that they matter. Otherwise, maybe we are part of the problem (and we expect people to pay for that?!)\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThe newsroom has to forget its POV and appreciate the POV of the communities it serves.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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![Sunday morning discussion notes<\/em><\/a> and Generative images <\/em><\/a>into the Manifesto.<\/p>\nIn addition, the following artifacts were reviewed one final time to identify any other themes that might not have made it into the Themes through Saturday or the Manifesto:<\/p>\n\nThe conference Twitter feed,<\/em>#PDXEngage17<\/em><\/a><\/li>\nA selection of representative quotes from conversations had among participants before the event<\/em><\/li>\nThe list of Open Space sessions<\/em><\/a><\/li>\nTranscript of recordings of proaction cafe summaries<\/em><\/a><\/li>\nPlaydoh <\/em>COP aspirations<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n7 <\/em>Reports<\/em><\/a> out from action follow up<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOrganization of the list of themes<\/h1>\nAs the themes became clear, six larger categories emerged that became the major headings:<\/p>\n\nThe shared values and goals of the Community of Practice<\/li>\nChanges that are needed for the field of journalism<\/li>\nHow journalism can truly serve communities<\/li>\nChallenges and questions about engagement<\/li>\nInward looking questions about the Community of Practice<\/li>\nNext steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe list of themes with sub-themes, organized into these six categories, is color-coded to show the sources of each:<\/p>\n\nThemes from the Sunday<\/span> Manifesto<\/u><\/em> are in green<\/span><\/li>\nThemes that are not in the Manifesto but are in the<\/span> Themes through Saturday<\/u><\/em> are in red<\/span><\/li>\nThemes from other artifacts are in blue<\/span><\/li>\nHeadings in black indicate that sub-points came from multiple sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRepresentative quotes, as captured by the student note-takes, are provided for many of the themes.<\/p>\nTHE THEMES<\/h1>\nCOMMUNITY OF PRACTICE UNITED BY SHARED VALUES AND GOALS OF \u201cENGAGED JOURNALISM\u201d<\/h2>\n\nShared values:<\/strong>\n\nlistening<\/span><\/li>\ncollaborating<\/span><\/li>\ndialogue<\/span> (putting people together across divides for conversation, for deep radical engagement<\/span>)<\/li>\nreconciliation<\/span><\/li>\ncuriosity<\/span><\/li>\ndesire to be a force for good<\/span><\/li>\nlove and heart<\/span><\/li>\nbeing relational, not transactional<\/span><\/li>\nempowerment<\/span><\/li>\nweaving<\/span><\/li>\ncomplexity<\/span><\/li>\nfluidity<\/span><\/li>\nsubjectivity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cEngagement is human beings opening their hearts to one another\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cDoing Journalism in a way that lets people know we love them\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cPeople are not getting the kinds of relationships they want with journalists when they go online to try to engage with them.\u00a0 People want more relational moments with journalists. And so do journalists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cAuthenticity is what it really boils down to. People can tell when journalists do over-commercialization, and they hate it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cJournalism of past felt entitled to whatever info it wanted to take from community. Now has to build relationships\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe want to see journalism be less transactional\/extractive and more about partnerships.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are all in this together<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cLet\u2019s move away from \u2018we talk, you listen\u2019 to \u2018we are all in this together.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cImagine what they\u2019ll say to you if they see you as a journalist. Now imagine what they\u2019ll say to you if they see you as a citizen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nShared goals:<\/strong><\/span>\n\nhearing from and reflecting people who go unheard<\/span><\/li>\nmoving from debate to dialogue<\/span><\/li>\nenlisting the public to serve the public\u2019s needs<\/span><\/li>\nseeking business models for sustainable, responsible, and accountable journalism<\/span><\/li>\nlistening to what people are saying they want and need and responding to that, creating common vocabulary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cIf you aren\u2019t reporting what they need, it\u2019s sales\u2014not journalism\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cFocus on making things useful for people rather than flagrant demonstrations of our own intelligence. \u00a0Can someone under stress use this, is it what they need, not just I thought of this and it\u2019s really shiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cDebate is the norm in our culture. It means to beat down.\u00a0 What is here is dialogue.\u00a0 It means flowing through.\u00a0 It\u2019s about curiosity, inquiry and making connections and that difference are source of creativity and information. Imagine journalism that is guided by dialogue.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nCHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED IN JOURNALISM<\/span><\/h1>\n\nTo accept how journalists are viewed by disenfranchised communities<\/strong><\/span>\n\nMany people don\u2019t trust journalists enough to engage and don\u2019t perceive them as a solution<\/span><\/li>\nRealize ethnic media isn\u2019t second class<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to acknowledge the pain that we caused, the voices that have been suppressed and ignored systemically for generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cStop looking at communities as \u201cproblems to fix\u201d \u2013 start listening. No missionary journalism\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re often the bearers of bad news for our community. And! We ask them to pay for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThere are people who don\u2019t think media is a solution\u2014they think it\u2019s a problem\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nRealize that the identity(ies) of the journalist matters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cPeople had to go out and create their own papers because the people in the ethnic communities found that the other media were not competent to cover them.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nJournalism needs to get over itself<\/strong>. Change journalism so it’s not a priesthood instead of a distributed environment in which people can be heard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cDoes anyone else feel excited about the crumbling of the traditional institution?\u201d [a bunch of hands go up!]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nCurrent professionalization of journalism preserves white supremacy and other forms of elitism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThere is elitism in writing that alienates people who otherwise might participate in conversation. (Good writing might mean good ideas, but bad writing doesn\u2019t necessarily mean bad ideas)\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nGet beyond the echo chamber<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cJournalists need to acknowledge their own bubble.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nJust because journalists aren’t talking about something doesn’t mean no one is. Find the unheard stories.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe’re treating commentary like a higher form of journalism rather than talking to people and seeing facts.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nJournalists need to stop standing outside<\/strong>, they need to become part of communities and be like hosts (in the way that hosts are not \u201cobjective\u201d facilitators).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThere is no reason that newsrooms couldn\u2019t do this kind of engagement that JTM does in communities.\u00a0 We have the model, it\u2019s right here.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nBe guided by transparency rather than \u201cobjectivity\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nLearn how not to commercializes people\u2019s lives<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cWhen I became a journalist my conversations changed. Every person became a potential source.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nCollaborate, not just compete; <\/strong>step outside our engagement silos as journalists, organizers, facilitators, artists, and actually engaged across the silos to make a bigger difference<\/span><\/li>\nStop obsessing over married middle class people and not 100,000,000 low-income people<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWHAT MUST BE DONE SO THAT JOURNALISM CAN TRULY SERVE COMMUNITIES?<\/h1>\n\nCommunity of practice must do work quickly, urgently, and passionately because democracy is in jeopardy<\/strong> and because engaged practice can be a catalyst toward community healing<\/span>\n\nHowever, the quickest way is not always the best way; engagement is not efficient, relationships are not efficient<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nCommunities need to be heard, what matters to them<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThe opportunity to be vulnerable with someone in the room is transformational.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cRelationships can be an encounter. They don\u2019t have to be persistent. We may never see each other again but the experience will last.\u201d \u201cAloha: We\u2019ve met and we\u2019re in each others lives forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cAs member of the media, we are often seen as the person telling people that their community is damaged and their deeply held views are wrong. Instead we can offer them the feeling of being listened to, that they matter. Otherwise, maybe we are part of the problem (and we expect people to pay for that?!)\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nFocus on the community\u2019s point of view, not the newsroom\u2019s<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThe newsroom has to forget its POV and appreciate the POV of the communities it serves.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nAsk about lived experiences, not opinions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nJournalism that matters to communities<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nEngage first<\/strong>. Deep radical engagement implies engagement before the journalism. We must listen and engage and develop stories from there.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n](\"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/elevateengagementsessionnotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2017\/05\/12.Day-4.jpg\"){kind=link}
![Generative images <\/em><\/a>into the Manifesto.<\/p>\nIn addition, the following artifacts were reviewed one final time to identify any other themes that might not have made it into the Themes through Saturday or the Manifesto:<\/p>\n\nThe conference Twitter feed,<\/em>#PDXEngage17<\/em><\/a><\/li>\nA selection of representative quotes from conversations had among participants before the event<\/em><\/li>\nThe list of Open Space sessions<\/em><\/a><\/li>\nTranscript of recordings of proaction cafe summaries<\/em><\/a><\/li>\nPlaydoh <\/em>COP aspirations<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n7 <\/em>Reports<\/em><\/a> out from action follow up<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOrganization of the list of themes<\/h1>\nAs the themes became clear, six larger categories emerged that became the major headings:<\/p>\n\nThe shared values and goals of the Community of Practice<\/li>\nChanges that are needed for the field of journalism<\/li>\nHow journalism can truly serve communities<\/li>\nChallenges and questions about engagement<\/li>\nInward looking questions about the Community of Practice<\/li>\nNext steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe list of themes with sub-themes, organized into these six categories, is color-coded to show the sources of each:<\/p>\n\nThemes from the Sunday<\/span> Manifesto<\/u><\/em> are in green<\/span><\/li>\nThemes that are not in the Manifesto but are in the<\/span> Themes through Saturday<\/u><\/em> are in red<\/span><\/li>\nThemes from other artifacts are in blue<\/span><\/li>\nHeadings in black indicate that sub-points came from multiple sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nRepresentative quotes, as captured by the student note-takes, are provided for many of the themes.<\/p>\nTHE THEMES<\/h1>\nCOMMUNITY OF PRACTICE UNITED BY SHARED VALUES AND GOALS OF \u201cENGAGED JOURNALISM\u201d<\/h2>\n\nShared values:<\/strong>\n\nlistening<\/span><\/li>\ncollaborating<\/span><\/li>\ndialogue<\/span> (putting people together across divides for conversation, for deep radical engagement<\/span>)<\/li>\nreconciliation<\/span><\/li>\ncuriosity<\/span><\/li>\ndesire to be a force for good<\/span><\/li>\nlove and heart<\/span><\/li>\nbeing relational, not transactional<\/span><\/li>\nempowerment<\/span><\/li>\nweaving<\/span><\/li>\ncomplexity<\/span><\/li>\nfluidity<\/span><\/li>\nsubjectivity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cEngagement is human beings opening their hearts to one another\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cDoing Journalism in a way that lets people know we love them\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cPeople are not getting the kinds of relationships they want with journalists when they go online to try to engage with them.\u00a0 People want more relational moments with journalists. And so do journalists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cAuthenticity is what it really boils down to. People can tell when journalists do over-commercialization, and they hate it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cJournalism of past felt entitled to whatever info it wanted to take from community. Now has to build relationships\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe want to see journalism be less transactional\/extractive and more about partnerships.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nWe are all in this together<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cLet\u2019s move away from \u2018we talk, you listen\u2019 to \u2018we are all in this together.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cImagine what they\u2019ll say to you if they see you as a journalist. Now imagine what they\u2019ll say to you if they see you as a citizen.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nShared goals:<\/strong><\/span>\n\nhearing from and reflecting people who go unheard<\/span><\/li>\nmoving from debate to dialogue<\/span><\/li>\nenlisting the public to serve the public\u2019s needs<\/span><\/li>\nseeking business models for sustainable, responsible, and accountable journalism<\/span><\/li>\nlistening to what people are saying they want and need and responding to that, creating common vocabulary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cIf you aren\u2019t reporting what they need, it\u2019s sales\u2014not journalism\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cFocus on making things useful for people rather than flagrant demonstrations of our own intelligence. \u00a0Can someone under stress use this, is it what they need, not just I thought of this and it\u2019s really shiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cDebate is the norm in our culture. It means to beat down.\u00a0 What is here is dialogue.\u00a0 It means flowing through.\u00a0 It\u2019s about curiosity, inquiry and making connections and that difference are source of creativity and information. Imagine journalism that is guided by dialogue.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nCHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED IN JOURNALISM<\/span><\/h1>\n\nTo accept how journalists are viewed by disenfranchised communities<\/strong><\/span>\n\nMany people don\u2019t trust journalists enough to engage and don\u2019t perceive them as a solution<\/span><\/li>\nRealize ethnic media isn\u2019t second class<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to acknowledge the pain that we caused, the voices that have been suppressed and ignored systemically for generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cStop looking at communities as \u201cproblems to fix\u201d \u2013 start listening. No missionary journalism\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re often the bearers of bad news for our community. And! We ask them to pay for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThere are people who don\u2019t think media is a solution\u2014they think it\u2019s a problem\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nRealize that the identity(ies) of the journalist matters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cPeople had to go out and create their own papers because the people in the ethnic communities found that the other media were not competent to cover them.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nJournalism needs to get over itself<\/strong>. Change journalism so it’s not a priesthood instead of a distributed environment in which people can be heard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cDoes anyone else feel excited about the crumbling of the traditional institution?\u201d [a bunch of hands go up!]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nCurrent professionalization of journalism preserves white supremacy and other forms of elitism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThere is elitism in writing that alienates people who otherwise might participate in conversation. (Good writing might mean good ideas, but bad writing doesn\u2019t necessarily mean bad ideas)\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nGet beyond the echo chamber<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cJournalists need to acknowledge their own bubble.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nJust because journalists aren’t talking about something doesn’t mean no one is. Find the unheard stories.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe’re treating commentary like a higher form of journalism rather than talking to people and seeing facts.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nJournalists need to stop standing outside<\/strong>, they need to become part of communities and be like hosts (in the way that hosts are not \u201cobjective\u201d facilitators).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThere is no reason that newsrooms couldn\u2019t do this kind of engagement that JTM does in communities.\u00a0 We have the model, it\u2019s right here.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nBe guided by transparency rather than \u201cobjectivity\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nLearn how not to commercializes people\u2019s lives<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cWhen I became a journalist my conversations changed. Every person became a potential source.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nCollaborate, not just compete; <\/strong>step outside our engagement silos as journalists, organizers, facilitators, artists, and actually engaged across the silos to make a bigger difference<\/span><\/li>\nStop obsessing over married middle class people and not 100,000,000 low-income people<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWHAT MUST BE DONE SO THAT JOURNALISM CAN TRULY SERVE COMMUNITIES?<\/h1>\n\nCommunity of practice must do work quickly, urgently, and passionately because democracy is in jeopardy<\/strong> and because engaged practice can be a catalyst toward community healing<\/span>\n\nHowever, the quickest way is not always the best way; engagement is not efficient, relationships are not efficient<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nCommunities need to be heard, what matters to them<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThe opportunity to be vulnerable with someone in the room is transformational.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cRelationships can be an encounter. They don\u2019t have to be persistent. We may never see each other again but the experience will last.\u201d \u201cAloha: We\u2019ve met and we\u2019re in each others lives forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cAs member of the media, we are often seen as the person telling people that their community is damaged and their deeply held views are wrong. Instead we can offer them the feeling of being listened to, that they matter. Otherwise, maybe we are part of the problem (and we expect people to pay for that?!)\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nFocus on the community\u2019s point of view, not the newsroom\u2019s<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cThe newsroom has to forget its POV and appreciate the POV of the communities it serves.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nAsk about lived experiences, not opinions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nJournalism that matters to communities<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nEngage first<\/strong>. Deep radical engagement implies engagement before the journalism. We must listen and engage and develop stories from there.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n](\"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/elevateengagementsessionnotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2017\/05\/13.Ideas_-2.jpg\"){kind=link}