Category Archives: Session Notes

These notes were taken by Bill Densmore HOW HAVE WE CHANGED? As a concluding session to the “Journalism that Matters” gathering in St. Louis, Peggy Holman and Steven Silha asked participants arrayed in a circle to describe how they have … Continue reading →

These notes were taken by Bill Densmore On Saturday morning, participants in “Journalism that Matters” convened and after some introductions, Peggy Holman asked that we go around the circle and describe the projects that each of us was willing to … Continue reading →

These are Bill Densmore’s notes of a Friday 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. session in St. Louis at which we listed specific project ideas and summarized (after four, four-person breakout groups) what we have learned so far. PARTICIPANTS: Chris Peck, Cecily Burt, … Continue reading →

Here are a few random notes from our Thursday sessions, just the things I (Bill Densmore) thought worthy of highlight in my own mind: We talked a little bit about funding models. Bill Densmore threw out the idea of the … Continue reading →

Session; West Oakland break out (butterfly? bumblebee? butterbee!) Convener: Martin Reynolds, scribe: Cecily Burt Participants: Martin, Cecily, Azalea Blaylock, Christine Saed, Brian Beveridge. Floating in and out: Peggy Kuhr, Peggy Holman, Matlho Kjosi Discussion: Martin is looking for clarification on … Continue reading →

These are Bill Densmore’s notes of the session: “What does the Role of the Professional Journalist Look Like?” which was convened on Friday afternoon by Dave Johnson. PARTICIPANTS: Chris Peck, Cecily Burt, Bill Densmore, Scott Hall, Christine Saed, Jim Shaffer, … Continue reading →

CONVENER: Jim Shaffer ATTENDEES: Mike Skoler, Bill Densmore, Linda Ju, Martin Reynolds, Mike Van Buren, Scott Hall, Dave Johnson, Rich Anderson, Staci Kramer, Stephen Silha, Matlho Kjosi, Peggy Kuhr, Brian Beveridge, Christine Saed, Azalea Blalock (Chris Peck joins where indicated) … Continue reading →

SESSION: How to turn around current journalism/newsrooms and save what is good? CONVENER: Mike Skoler, Minnesota Public Radio ATTENDING: Mike Van Buren, Rich Anderson, Staci Kramer, Peggy Holman, Chris Peck, Jim Shaffer, Stephen Silha, Janet Wu, Dave Johnson, Scott Hall … Continue reading →

Convenor: Michael Skoler [Note: this conversation veered back into business model discussions.] Assumptions: Mainstream journalism is worth saving Mainstream journalism can change Mainstream journalism must change Goals: What is being done? How do we evaluate? How do we drive/support change? … Continue reading →

(posted by Bill Densmore) Azalea enjoyed hearing about Richard Anderson’s VillageSoup.COM because it reflects a community effort, she said. Cecily Burt appreciated hearing about Clyde Bentley’s ability to recruit reporters. Dave Johnson talked about making the Atwater Sunfish Gazette more … Continue reading →