[Winona Online Democracy]
Hello Ray and Winona Online Democracy,
Ray, it would be great to connect the great minds and energy of
Vanguard/HBC and the great minds and energy of this listserve.
It would appear to be a natural and mutually beneficial marriage.
Please let me know how I or anyone else can help.
Thanks for the offer.
:->
Dwayne
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>Subject: RE: [Winona] Local Media Coverage
>Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 04:24:04 -0600
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>Paul brings up some excellent points. I am new to writing here but have
>been following some of the discussion over the last few months. I am part
>of Vanguard Technology Group and we do the local media production for HBCI
>Cable in town. We have been discussing this exact topic and are looking for
>ways to more integrate this type of media coverage into what HBC offers as
>local origination programming. I will report more as we get farther in our
>discussions of it, but please feel free to email me ideas for shows, topics,
>guests, etc. to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>
>> [Winona Online Democracy]
>>
>> Paul,
>>
>> I think you bring up some good points and, actually, some of these issues
>> are similar to things that the Online Democracy Steering Committee has
>> discussed in the past (though, addmitedly we've been more focused on other
>> issues in the past couple of months). If you don't mind, I'll use your
>> comment as a jumping off point to talk about some of the ideas
>> we've talked
>> about.
>>
>> A few of the ideas we've discussed are:
>>
>> 1. Sponsoring events to be broadcast on cable televisions that would
>> include a moderated panel discussing the pros and cons of a
>> particular issue
>> and taking questions from an audience as well as via telephone and email.
>>
>> 2. Seeing if either of our local newspapers would be interested
>> in letting
>> us have a bi-weekly column in which we would provide an overview
>> of what was
>> being debated/discussed on Online Democracy. (Any references to
>> particular
>> posts to the list would only be included with permission of the author.)
>>
>> 3. Sponsoring face to face discussion groups on particular issues.
>>
>> We did successfully host our first Online Event ("The Schools our Children
>> Deserve" http://www.winona.org) and the dialogue that came out of those
>> discussions is being developed into discussion guides that will,
>> hopefully,
>> be used for a series of public face-to-face discussions later this year on
>> the issue of education and standardized testing. The discussion
>> guides are
>> being developed through a joint effort with the National Study Circles
>> Resource Center. They are interested in the concept of using online
>> discussion to help define issues that could then serve as the
>> basis for face
>> to face discussions (you can learn more about them
>> at(http://www.studycircles.org). This is, I believe, the first
>> time they've
>> worked on a project like ours.
>>
>> We are also pursuing grant opportunities to help expand our ability to
>> promote public dialogue, increase participation within the community to
>> include people who may have difficulty accessing technology, and develop
>> some online tools to make it easier for everyone to participate.
>>
>> Another idea we had -- and you all will have to let us know what you
>> think -- is to plan some sort of event in which everyone who
>> participates in
>> Online Democracy is invited to meet eachother face to face. We could also
>> use this opportunity to answer questions, hear suggestions, and
>> help people
>> with technical issues.
>>
>> Right now, the primary thing that prevents us from taking on many of these
>> ideas is the need for more volunteer help in getting them organized. We
>> really appreciate the people who attend the steering committee
>> meetings, but
>> we really need to get more people involved if there is interest in
>> continuing to build public dialogue in the community.
>>
>> -Steve Kranz, Co-Chair
>> -Winona Online Democracy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paul Double" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 7:15 PM
>> Subject: [Winona] Local Media Coverage
>>
>>
>> > [Winona Online Democracy]
>> >
>> > There have been several issues since the start of the Online Democracy
>> that
>> > should have grabbed the attention or wet the appetite of the local
>> > newspapers, radio and cable. I find it hard to understand why they have
>> > not been covered, discussed or challenged in their forums or
>> has the media
>> > confine its coverage to what is easy, felt the facts are to boring or
>> > complicated for the public to comprehend. I don't agree with that and
>> have
>> > always felt that the public, given the facts, has the uncanny ability to
>> > sort things out. It would seem to me that the challenge for the
>> many media
>> > sources in Winona is to be different, to have an identity that sets them
>> > apart from their competition or have they have resigned the
>> opportunity to
>> > Public Radio and Television.
>> >
>> > How about letting people ask questions which require written
>> answers such
>> > as the discussions on snow removal policy? I thought it was informative
>> > and helpful get the answers by the people on the front lines
>> >
>> > How about informative reports on what a bus ride costs verses the fare?
>> Is
>> > it a revenue source or drain?
>> >
>> > How about the per pupil cost of instruction for Special
>> Education verses
>> > what the state and federal government provide and how does it
>> compare with
>> > music, physical education, lab or lecture classes?
>> >
>> > How about putting people" not elected officials" for and
>> against the DM&E
>> > on the radio or cable to discuss the impact that they think it will have
>> on
>> > their lives.
>> >
>> > Maybe some of these things are happening and I'm just not tuned in.
>> >
>> > Maybe others have better and other ideas to add
>> >
>> > Paul Double
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