Excerpts From The Forum

The First Year

Jay Rosen writes, "One year from now I would want to have concentrated on perhaps one, maybe two and at the most three "parts" of the Society to design, build, test and get rolling. No more.

"It is more important to build up a small constituency of people who know what the group is about and who want to participate, than it is to recruit far and wide.

"New organizations routinely over-estimate the commitments in time and labor that even the most enthusiastic 'members' and supporters can and will give. Make it easy to participate a very little, and people will participate a lot."

Rosen's priorities list, includes: " 1. Go all out in creating a top-of-the-line effective web forum for ideas and spreading new knowledge; 2. Do one annual event like an IRE gathering but with our twists; 3. Make sure this society is international from the start and meaningfully so."

"The two most important things to make first are an active and engaging web-based discussion and information-sharing forum, as we are in now; and some kind of annual event where the 'tribe' can gather. I would secure, support and refine those two before launching new and ambitious program parts."

Dan Suwyn writes, "Well, this may not be a "lofty" one-year goal, but in terms of impact, I think creating either a database or annual book would be the quickest route to spreading the message. "

John X. Miller writes, "The organization must involve: practical and specific ways to help journalists and non-journalists understand and then use public journalism in reporting, editing, photojournalism and engaging citizens.

"Someone mentioned the fervor and focus of IRE journalists at conferences. I believe that comes from a hunger for self-improvement, craft improvement and a focus on ground-breaking journalism. These can be very strong catalysts."

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