by cityworks | Feb 1, 2013 | Interviews, Public Participation
An ancient Chinese proverb says, “Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand.” The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) includes this quote in one of its student manuals, along with several other quotations, including this...
by cityworks | Feb 5, 2013 | Public Participation, Commentary
What better month than January to tackle the topic of public participation? President Obama was inaugurated this month, earning a second term after 120 million Americans joined in one of our nation’s most sacred public-participation rituals – voting. January...
by cityworks | Feb 7, 2013 | Commentary, The 4th Estate
While the Fourth Estate has evolved greatly over the past two hundred years, now its changing as if powered by steroids and rocket engines. Who can keep up? Newspapers are stopping their presses. Magazines, such as Newsweek, are going strictly to online formats....
by cityworks | Feb 11, 2013 | Interviews, The 4th Estate
There is a saying that it’s a journalist’s job to write “the first rough draft of history.” Nowadays, many of these drafts are blasted out in the form of tweets, blogs, and Facebook updates. The Internet and social media are revolutionizing the art of reporting....
by cityworks | Feb 20, 2013 | Interviews, The 4th Estate
Most of us would be honored just to win an award; Philip Meyer has one named after him. This month, with our blog’s focus on the 4th Estate, we’ve set out to meet today’s press, and few people can give us a better introduction than Meyer. A lifelong...
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