Matt Rosenberg Excellent gathering last night of JTM-NW, at Filipino Community Center in SE Seattle. Leaders of the 10 initiatives which emerged from the January 2010 conference planned next steps. Building grassroots capacity is common theme.
Matt Rosenberg Another scoop from the Public Data Ferret project, which is an independent initiative of Countywide Community Forums
socialcapitalreview.org
SUMMARY: According to a report released this month, the Seattle City Employees Retirement System (SCERS) pension plan has $1 billion more in actuarial liabilities than current market value. The plan is only 62 percent funded, as of January 1, 2010. Liabilities have doubled since 1999. Assets have al...
Matt Rosenberg The latest Public Data Ferret weekly feature, on proposed city legislation regarding....
socialcapitalreview.org
(Published 7/11/10) SUMMARY: The Seattle City Council begins consideration this week of a bill requiring written consent from the deceased or his or her legal representative for use of human remains in educational or commercial exhibits. The proposed legislation is directed in large part toward exhi...
Matt Rosenberg JTM-NW helped inspire this open govt. project, which has given rise to a broader but related JTM-NW initiative called Building On Transparency. The blog post below explains Public Data Ferret. Included: links to the site, and to our weekly radio segments on KOMO 1000 News Radio, Seattle.
socialcapitalreview.org
Public Data Ferret is an independent initiative of Countywide Community Forums. It’s a database searchable by topic and/or jurisdiction, composed of neutral, blogged synopses of important public documents, and tutorials on user-friendly government databases. Shortly after Public Data Ferret’s launch...
Mike Fancher Another example of "creating abundant journalism" in new and unusual ways.
freehold.injersey.com
Here's some cool news for a hot day, Freehold. Starting this week, Freehold InJersey will have a newsroom right in the center of town, where you can come in,
Mike Fancher Need some inspiration? Watch this video about Journalism That Matters Pacific Northwest.
www.youtube.com
Journalism That Matters convenes conversations with a purpose: reinventing and revivifying journalism in the 21st Century. From the despair of mainstream media to the excitement of new economic and storytelling ...
Mark Granfar
Please join the FB page of Coast Salish artist Darlene Gait and enjoy
her inspiring art
Darlene
Gait Fan Club
...
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19
Canadian First Nations Artist Aboriginal contemporary artist Darlene Gait is a member of the Esquimalt Nation on southern Vancouver Island. Darlene's paintings and poetry celebrate a deep love for ...
Mike Fancher
If you are interested in media/digital/news literacy, check out Sarah Stutteville's posting on the JTM/PNW LinkedIn site. You can get there from JTMPNW.org.
Sarah writes, "Just for starters I imagine creating web platforms that help students
interact with their peers in other countries on contemporary topics,
running ye...ar long in-classroom media literacy programs with at-risk
students, offering public summer courses and workshops and generally
encouraging Seattle to become a leader in this under-developed (but
absolutely crucial) field"
JTM Northwest can work to help find funding, but for now we need your ideas added to the discussion.
Mike Fancher The Corporation for Public Boadcasting is launching local journalism initiatives, but not in the Northwest. Is it my imagination, or is the Northwest under-represented in such initiatives? Tell me I'm missing something.
www.cpb.org
Corporation For Public Broadcasting funds your local station and diverse programming that informs, educates, and inspires.
Peggy Holman
From Dave Cohn:
Spot.Us -
http://spot.us/
...
is expanding to
Seattle!
I'm starting to pass this link around to news organizations or
freelancers that might be interested:
http://wiki.spot.us/A+call+for+contribut
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And just to crow a bit, the inspiration for spot.us came from
JTM-Washington, DC in 2007.
spot.us
The Entryway already has eight updates. We will be reposting some of these here and future updates as they come in. You can see an elarged version of this post here. Read More »
Mike Fancher Come support open government at a Sunshine Week panel discussion Friday morning, March 19 at KCTS in Seattle.
www.washingtoncog.org
Need a speaker for your next meeting or event? The Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) now offers a roster of knowledgeable speakers who can provide enlightening and entertaining programs that ...
Fictionista Workshop Thank you for forming such an intriguing group. Scrolling through the varied individuals that take part in this community is quite humbling, but we hope to reach out into the future of online writing together. As a community of writers, we believe that journalism equals documenting the changing world around you. Are yo...u interested in documenting with us? Applications open March 1st-31st: http://bit.ly/79Jhzx
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Do you have a positive attitude and desire to spread the positive culture that is found in online writing, editing and reviewing communities? Need an internship opportunity for your resume or college application? If so, Fictionista Workshop is looking for you! ...
Charlie Hamilton New links to JTMPNW videos and post-event discussion groups posted at jtmpnw.org. Please join the continuing conversation!
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Attendees will use this group to continue our conversation after the event. You are welcome to join this group, and any of the subgroups below!
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Journalism That Matters Northwest discussed We Now Have Stasi in America on the Journalism That Matters Northwest discussion board.
Journalism That Matters Northwest discussed Outcomes from JTM/PNW on the Journalism That Matters Northwest discussion board.
