Jtm-pnw-fri-sessions

JTM-PNW: The breakout sessions called by the participants

By 9:30 a.m. on Friday, JTM-PNW participants are reading to "call" breakout sessions for the rest of the day and on Saturday. they do this by filling out 8.5x11 sheets and postng them on a convening wall; then participants can decide which sessions they want to attend -- or convene. More than 230 participants are participating over three days and there are about 80 people already "in the circle" at 9 a.m. PACIFIC this morning. First, JTM convenor Peggy Holman explains the principles of the gathering.

Holman: Four principles of open-space sessions

JTM collaborator Peggy Holman explains four principles of open-space sessions:

• Whoever comes, is the right group -- If no one shows up, you may be so far ahead, nobody knows how important it is. YOu can use the time for yourself, or talk to one other person, and you bring that idea with you into another sessions.

• Whatever happens is the only thing that could have -- go with an idea and see what it has to offer.

• When it starts is the right time. An invitation to have a different relationship with time>

• When it's over, it is over.

The guiding principle: The law of two feet

• The law of two feet: The essense of the Open Space process. There is a foot of passion and a foot of responsibility and when you put those two feet together, they carry you when and were you need to be -- to take responsible for "what you love." It's an invitation to pay attention to what you care about and where you want to be and go for it. Ask yourself: "Do I find myself contributing, am I learning, am I having a good time?" If not, take the rest of you with you and go some place else.

10:30 sessions

- How do we bridge the generation gap in journalism and information acquisition? - Paul Lowenberg (G)

- Do we respect the audience? And if so, how do we show that respect? - Kristin (A Olympic)

- What is "possibility" (solution) journalism and how do I do it? - Sarah van Gelder (B Olympic)

- How can we make it easier to publish and find proven solutions to common challenges (such as environment, education, energy) that integrates global, national and local levels with biz, government, education and other sectors? - Pam (O)

- What place does mass media have in hyperlocal journalism? - Dale Steinke (L)

- How can I continue to grow my local blog and sustain it as a business? - Scott Schaefer (K)

- How can we create sustainable freelance communities in an increasingly decentralized newsroom? - Daysha Eaton, Superstringer (D)

- Truth and accountability in the news - Rob Moitoza (M)

- Can "issue advertising" be leveraged to support new forms of "issue" journalism? - Bart Preecs (H)

- What aspects of traditional media journalism need to be preserved and what should we jettison? - Sanjay (E)

- How can we re-imagine the WNC to bring more citizens into the new news ecosystem? - John Hamer (J)

- Are you curious about science? and How can scientists restore trust? - Lion Kimbo/Sally James (F)

- Emergent participatory curation systems - Brad deGrat (I)

- How can we take back our water quality? - Mutsue Cook (C Olympic)

- Can open government online help sustain the new news ecology? - Daniel Lathrop (N)

1:30 sessions

-How can journalists support community and remain fact-based truth tellers? Bllu Densmore/RJI (O)

-How canwe pay for "city hall beat reporters" & Olympic gavel-to-gavel coverage? Sarajane Seigfriedt/Community Policy Network (E)

- What can academia do for "the new news"? Jessica Durkin (N)

- How to strengthen transparency and trust in medical research - Susan Adler/News Association for Biomedical Research (F)

- How do you make investigative journalism collaborative & sustainable? Rita Hubbard/Invetigate West (H)

- How can media do a better job of pointing out what news (in all of the din) is the most important? (help people weed through the info overload) Ilona Meagher (J)

- How can technology better serve journalism? Chuck Taylor (C Olympic)

- How could relationships change between govt/business to support the ermerging news ecology? Ken LeBlond (L)

- Can you survive the new "free economy"? Tom Bangasser/Vashon College (A Olympic)

- Is News the wrong holy grail for "journalism"? Schuler (G)

- Disturbance, disruption, and the artist: enivisioning out brilliant future. Cameron Hall (K)

- What communication is possible outside the internet? Zines?Murals?street art? Shala McDonnel (M)