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The 2016 election was a wake-up call. Trust in media is at an all-time low. Political polarization has taken a sometimes ugly turn. For some, it may feel as though the health of our democracy is in question.<\/span><\/p>\n

We must embrace this moment as an opportunity to consider how conversation, storytelling, journalism, and the arts, can better engage communities to thrive. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is time to Elevate Engagement.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

On May 18-21, 2017, the Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon\u2019s School of Journalism and Communication in Portland will host:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cElevate Engagement: Listen. Connect. Trust.: How to take your engagement to the next level.\u201d <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

We are delighted to partner with Journalism That Matters, which brings expertise in designing \u201cun-conference\u201d gatherings that maximize interaction and creative engagement among participants.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHO\u2019S COMING?<\/b><\/p>\n

This<\/span> open-space<\/span><\/a> gathering is made possible by a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It is designed to welcome a diverse group of people who care about journalism, storytelling, and communication in civic life. Included among them are: journalists, public engagement practitioners, academics and students, funders, public servants, and other engagement pioneers and community members. We also seek to welcome diversity that reaches across race, class, gender, generation, political ideology, and geography.<\/span><\/p>\n

OUR FOCUS<\/b><\/p>\n

How can the public engage, not as an audience, consumers or marketplace, but as participants, with journalists, in creating civic structures for engagement and storytelling? <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

In addition, how must news organizations and journalists evolve so they are seen by diverse communities as trustworthy and culturally competent enough to tell their stories?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

To mend and strengthen our civic fabric, we are connecting the diverse people who care about journalism and civic communication to elevate knowledge and practices of engagement that<\/span><\/p>\n