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Excerpts From The Forum
Who Should Be Members?
Cheryl Gibbs, Kathy Campbell, and Robert Chaney say the inclusion of non-journalism
scholars in our conversations is extremely important. They would include
a wide range of specialists from conflict resolution people to historians
to public planning professionals to community policing advocates. Cole
Campbell adds that we can learn how they have reached deeper into the
communities they serve.
However, Jan Schaffer warns us that journalist are "hinkey" about any partnerships. "So," she says, "I'm for making the CJ Group membership restricted to journalists and journalism academics. Any conflict resolution folks, drug treatment folks, communitarian folks, civil liberties folks might qualify for an affiliate -- or 2nd tier --membership. But, I fear, you will lose your core group of journalists if you include too many non-journalists."
Leonard Witt feels we can never be a complete public society if we keep the public at bay. Perhaps in the beginning it is a society of journalists and journalism academics, but always is reaching out to incorporate the ideas of thinkers and citizens outside the professional journalism sphere.
Neil Heinen wants "to include like-minded civic thinkers, and writers and film-makers, and web-artists and students, to participate in our discussions and our society."
Jay Rosen says do not dilute the group by trying to be a good "includer" of everyone.
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