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Excerpts From The Forum
Connect
with Community Stanford Mukasa writes, "If the journalists want to reconnect with society or community then we are looking at community journalism. Here the journalist serves as a communicative and informative engine in the interaction between the human agency on one hand and the social structures on the other hand. "Community Journalism is based on the view/concept that a journalist's role extends beyond informing the community about issues and problems. The journalist facilitates debates and resolution of the problems. It does not matter whether it's a small rural community or is based in a large metropolitan area. The advantage with community as a sociological concept is that it gives each member of the community a sense of participation, autonomy and creativity in addressing or dealing with the problems. The journalist becomes a facilitator, encouraging, through follow-up stories, continuing debate and resolution of the problems." Leonard Witt writes, " I would like to see a society working to
help journalists better understand the communities they cover and one
that provides techniques and tools to help get the job done. Furthermore,
on the academic side I would like to see a society that helps academics
prepare students to better understand the complexities of public life."
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