Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12\/23\/2009 – 2:07pm<\/p>\n
Session Reporter: <\/strong> Chris Nelson<\/p>\n Conversationalist 1: <\/strong> Chris Nelson<\/p>\n Conversationalist 2: <\/strong> Bill Mitchell<\/p>\n For me, one of the primary takeaways from our talk was that we\u2019re have a \u201cself-selection\u201d problem in our country. That is, from the communities we live in, to the news we choose to read, too often we decide to surround ourselves with those who think along similar lines. Or maybe that\u2019s too soft \u2013 we surround ourselves with those who subscribe to the same orthodoxy? Bill quoted someone saying, \u201cWe\u2019re at a point where we can\u2019t talk with each other if we don\u2019t agree.\u201d Do we listen better in these self-selected circles? Neither of us thinks we do. How do our new media channels and new media tools address this? Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12\/23\/2009 – 2:07pm Session Reporter: Chris Nelson Conversationalist 1: Chris Nelson Conversationalist 2: Bill Mitchell For me, one of the primary takeaways from our talk was that we\u2019re have a \u201cself-selection\u201d problem in our country. … Continue reading
\nOn a related note, I was excited to see The Seattle Times start to incorporate the work of blogs like Myballard and the West Seattle Blog into their pages. But we still need the Times itself to take that larger regional and national perspective. I\u2019m a believer in localization, but I also fear we\u2019re losing the larger picture too often. And by larger picture, I don\u2019t only mean geographically, but also just in a sense of common ground.
\nWe\u2019re looking forward to meeting people who are thinking about these ideas and where we\u2019re headed during the JTM get together.
\nI\u2019ll let Bill weigh in with other comments if he has them. Thanks again for connecting us. We\u2019ll see you in January!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"