Topic: How can Journalism Foster Truly Wise Community Participatory Decision Making<\/p>\n
Session Holder: Adin Rogovin<\/p>\n
Discussion started around what should the role of journalism be in community engagement.
\nJournalists help the community understand what and why issues and\/or events are important.<\/p>\n
Challenges: Reporters are beholden to editors\/employers.
\n Media must satisfy financial needs.
\n It takes resources to convene community dialogue.<\/p>\n
Partnering with a non-profit convener organization could make it work.<\/p>\n
The Jefferson Center has worked with a group of legacy media partners in NE Ohio convening citizen dialogue events around the election issues.
\nThe partnering model could work for other media\/journalists to fully engage with their community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topic: How can Journalism Foster Truly Wise Community Participatory Decision Making Session Holder: Adin Rogovin Discussion started around what should the role of journalism be in community engagement. Journalists help the community understand what and why issues and\/or events are … Continue reading