Jtm-detroit-cards

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What have I learned by being here?

• We are already the mainstream news. 25.5
• There is nothing more energizing than an idea that can change the world. 24.5
• Community is the mainstream. When it gets right down to it, we need one another. 24
• Community is the center/cor/heart of the new journalism paradigm. You don’t have to know how to do everything yourself. 24
• I’ve learned that real journalism is alive in many ways and that together we can help it flourish. 23.5
• The conversation in the room is an order of magnitude better when there is more diversity among the participants. 22
• I have learned that the most unlikely person can be the most useful resource. 22
• Neither Detroit nor journalism are dying; they are just molting. 21
• Optimism among journalists about their field is starting to take hold again. 21
• There are people like me, who have great ideas and plenty of optimism about news and the world. 21
• The new media wave invents itself as it crests. The young surfers will learn to ride it with great success. 21

Resources abound. 21

• Communicate across cultures using/respecting the language of each. 20.5
• I’ve learned that the open space forum is better for encouraging every member of the group to share ideas. 20
• Asking questions leads to intriguing new paths. 20
• The gathering & presenting of community data might be the future of journalism 19.5
• How to open up and ask for help. 19
• Lots of experimentation· How to publish, what to publish· Business models and revenue streams· Reaching out to engage community· How to write about/cover communityHow to decide what are best practices and what will work best for each project? 19
• Story inspires community 19
• Innovating new models for journalism 18.5
• Invention takes imagination, marination, intervention & perspiration. 18
• There’s a joy in birthing an idea and a joy in launching it into the world to grow. Let go. Let grow. 18
• The immense number of possibilities in creative journalism. 17.5
• Affirmation that the process of collaboration across sectors, cultures, gender and experience can produce powerful innovation in a remarkably short period of time. 17
• To honor my time of confusion, as it comes out of my depth. To protect and believe in what grows from it. 17
• Community is the mainstream. 17
• Better/more communication among groups that matter 17
• Network building is essential for (my) (our) success 17
• Learned about Detroit: People CultureStorytelling is keyQuestions: Who’s telling? Who owns them?Sharing 16
• I learned to stay open to the many possibilities and people out there. 16
• There are always possibilities. 15.5
• I have learned form my experience at JTM that I am not the only one thinking of how journalism can be a service to our world and want to make a difference. 15
• I have learned the various programs, institutions/foundations, etc. that are j-focused. I enjoyed learning about the various opinions from other journalists 14
• I have learned that my ideas and passions are not completely unique – and that is exciting and affirming. I have learned more about what I want and what I don’t know. I have learned that by seeking out my interests I meet real friends. 13
• Detroit rocks. 13
• It is challenging to do the unfamiliar. 10.5
• Great people around the country I want to work with and partner with! 10.5
• The paths people take to journalism/media. 10
• Intro strategies for supporting independent media making 9.5
• We are all on the same page. It just isn’t a newspaper page. 8
• Journalism seems eager to meet the challenges and opportunities posed by the internet. 7