{"id":61,"date":"2005-04-29T20:50:42","date_gmt":"2005-04-30T04:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/fetzer1\/?p=61"},"modified":"2005-04-29T20:50:42","modified_gmt":"2005-04-30T04:50:42","slug":"searching-for-meaning-in-a-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/fetzer1\/2005\/04\/29\/searching-for-meaning-in-a-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching For Meaning In A Changing World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Convener:<\/strong> Chris Peck<\/span><\/h3>\n

Attendees:<\/strong> Karen Toering, Linda (Fetzer Inst), and Peggy Holman<\/p>\n

Submitted by: \u00a0\u00a0 Karen<\/p>\n

Chris opened the session noting challenges faced by journalists, many (particularly women) give up. The ongoing question: Am I doing the right thing?<\/p>\n

Karen- Perhaps it is not meaning you search for, but more likely feedback<\/p>\n

Peggy- Repetitive activity and external noise can be distracting. Discussed the sense of \u2018calling\u2019 (inner voice) Time away brings perspective and vision just might come from listening from within<\/p>\n

Linda- Is it still working? Perhaps journalists need to take out more time to reflect.<\/p>\n

All agreed that a journalist\u2019s world is extremely externalized<\/p>\n

Chris- The very best stories carry you away. There is a dynamic tension between journalism and the Story.<\/p>\n

Often the question arises- Is it about me or is it about the world?<\/p>\n

Karen- I try to intentionally think about me.<\/p>\n

Peggy \u2013When I do for me, I do for the world<\/p>\n

Linda \u2013 I need to keep moving, to keep going. That was in the past. Now I am curious about how journalists become \u2018detached observers\u2019<\/p>\n

Chris \u2013 Journalists aren\u2019t terribly reflective.<\/p>\n

Peggy \u2013 Perhaps they are- in the \u201cwar stories\u201d in the bar over a beer.<\/p>\n

Chris felt that overall, there was a lot of \u2018toughing it out\u2019 e.g. 30 years of disillusionment<\/p>\n

Peggy- Try to awaken that which was lost. Noted the responsibility (what if it works?). There is a lot of hurt<\/p>\n

Group then discussed the idea of Lateral Learning- sharing learned experiences (like, sending 2 colleagues to the same workshop)<\/p>\n

Other group thoughts- need to engage all aspects of the system to find solutions.<\/p>\n

Peggy briefly discussed model of \u2018appreciative inquiry\u2019 allowing the journalist to ask powerful, ambitious life-giving questions. Try to move from<\/p>\n

Fear, Anger, Despair, Greed ——->Hope, dreams, possibility<\/p>\n

Using a system that allows space for individual and collective connections to be created and move towards a pattern of divergence -\u00e0 emergence \u00e0 collective action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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