The Program

All activities are in the Cascade Room in Haggett Hall, University of Washington.

Thursday, January 7, 2010: Understanding the context

Registration

12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Located at Cascade Room, Haggett Hall, University of Washington

ACTIVITIES

2:00 – 3:30pm Welcome to full conference participants

  • Who’s here and what do we need to know to have a productive time together?

3:30 – 4:00pm Break

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4:00 – 6:00pm Visit the Commons:  What’s happening in the Pacific Northwest News Ecosystem?

Northwest media providers share their work through informal displays and conversations.

For information on hosting a booth, contact us at jtm [at] journalismthatmatters [dot] org.

5:15 – 6:15pm Circulating dinner

Buffet style, with plenty of opportunity for networking. Knives optional — eat with one hand, hold your plate in the other, and keep circulating — or settle at one of the tables.

6:30 – 7:30pm Three perspectives on How can the people and the press help each other?

7:30 – 9:30pm World Café conversation: What’s possible for our region when journalists and the public come together?

We’ll cross-pollinate ideas among our diverse participants to build on the opening comments.

Outcome: Orientation to the northwest media landscape. Preliminary insights into journalism’s role in civic engagement. The result: A foundation for richer conversations between journalists and the public.

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Friday, January 8 — Possibilities Day: Explore/design ideas/projects

  • Purpose: To explore a wide range of possibilities at the intersection of journalism and civic engagement
  • Organizing question: What’s possible for our region when journalists and the public come together?
  • Structure: We’ll use “open-space technology” to organize our activity. Breakout sessions are hosted by participants on the topics of their choice.

8:15 – 8:45 am Continental breakfast and networking

9:00am  Agenda Creation

Session topics are chosen by participants.

10:30am Breakout Sessions 1

Noon – 1:30pm Lunch provided

1:30pm   Breakout Sessions 2

3:00pm Breakout Sessions 3

4:30 – 5:30 pm Closing — What did we do today?

Outcomes: Topics of most interest explored in-depth.  Individual and collective ideas about the role of journalism in our civic life beginning taking shape.

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Saturday, January 9 — Design-Build Day: What’s your next step?

  • Purpose: To provide space for taking action on initiatives which have life beyond this event.

8:15 – 8:45am  Continental breakfast and networking

9:00am Organizing the day – agenda creation

Session topics are chosen by participants.

10:30am Breakout Sessions 1

Noon – 1:30p.m. Lunch provided

1:30pm Breakout Sessions 2

3:00pm Breakout Sessions 3

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Closing

What new directions for northwest news and community are emerging?

Outcomes.  Ideas generated, partnerships formed, current initiatives revitalized, new initiatives identified, the northwest civic-media ecosystem strengthened.

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Sunday, January 10, Bringing it on Home

Purpose: We’ll surface common themes and make agreements for action.

8:15 – 8:45 am Continental breakfast and networking

9:00 – 11:30 am Common themes identified

Next steps identified

Closing reflections