Comments on: What about Cincinnati? Possibility Journalism in America’s Touchstone

By: ned dominick

ned dominick — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:05:17 +0000

Newswatch! Watch for it! Hah! I found you….email me, call me, Meg and I are STILL married, still living in Macon….but, like you, ever so different.

Bless you friend…..Ned

By: nick sweeney

nick sweeney — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:32:32 +0000

[...] at 7:16 am. Why would we talk with him? He has proven himself to be a liar and the only thing he …What about Cincinnati? Possibility Journalism in America's …Everyone should visit Cincinnati. It's an important touchstone for understanding the complexity, the [...]

By: The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Midwest Miscellany

The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Midwest Miscellany — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:03:01 +0000

[...] Blog pointed me at this piece about a meeting of journalists in Cincinnati trying to figure out how to create a new and possible [...]

By: Classicgrrl

Classicgrrl — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:07:27 +0000

As someone who has lived in the Greater Cincinnati all her life and now in Cincinniati proper for the last 10 years, it IS absolutely possible to change civic perception of this town.

I mine changed so can others! It will happen word of mouth and one individual at a time.

By: Randy Weeks

Randy Weeks — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:10:04 +0000

So good to reconnect with your voice and views, Bill. Thank you for your perspectives on our community. The awareness of gifts over deficiencies and needs is blooming all over as what I trust to be an innate part of an overall cultural awakening. It’s news these days to speak of possibility and gifts with power, invitation and presence instead of nesting it in promotion and persuasion, but I envision the world in which that is more norm than exception and I appreciate your work and heart. I look forward to seeing you again. RW

By: Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:07:54 +0000

In 2007 I saw an interest in people who were participating in online channels to begin meeting together and founded New Media Cincinnati. This social media networking group is working to promote digital literacy in the Greater Cincinnati community. It has been interesting to see how local practitioners use of social networking tools (blogs, podcasts, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) is working to show that Cincinnati is indeed a social media town.

By: cincinnati mvp reds

cincinnati mvp reds — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:06:16 +0000

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By: The Complexities of the Queen City | Beit Carr

The Complexities of the Queen City | Beit Carr — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:30:54 +0000

[...] quote from a former Cincinnatian speaks volumes about my hometown: Sure, there were troubles in Cincinnati, but it also felt more [...]

By: Nick Sweeney

Nick Sweeney — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:07:03 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. As a citizen of Cincinnati, I have a love/hate relationship for this city. But, just like the video articulated so well, there are good and bad parts to everything. The local news highlights enough of the bad, so let me highlight the good.

WVQC (http://wvqc.org): This is the new low-power FM community radio station founded by MediaBridges (http://mediabridges.org) and is a place for those who normally don’t get a voice can tell their stories and viewpoints. It’s a fantastic station, one which I often listen to at work. It plays a lot of local music, too.

Cincinnati Blogs (http://urbancincy.com/, http://cincystreetcar.wordpress.com/, http://cincinnati.blogspot.com/, the above mentioned http://soapboxmedia.com/ and so many more): These blogs show the true nature of what Cincinnati is all about. Our art and music scenes are top-notch and these blogs help to showcase why Cincinnati not only CAN be great, but IS great right now.

Over-The-Rhine: A lot has been written about this neighborhood, and while it is coming around slowly, the recession has hurt the efforts a bit. But the POTENTIAL is there. It is such a beautiful and eclectic part of the city and houses so much history and organizations (such as InkTank, a local arts and writing center http://inktank.org . We need to honor its potential in our city and help fuel its recovery.

My love/hate relationship with the city was highlighted in the short video. Yes, we have institutions, arts, restaurants, and architecture that rival Chicago, NYC, San Fran and other major cities. But we don’t wear it on our sleeve, like we ought. I sometimes feel like Cincinnati is the city version of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. “Oh, we’re JUST Cincinnati. We’re nothing special.”

But we ARE special and there is a teeming pool of us who really care about this city and are waiting with bated breath for it to blossom and show its true potential.

Thanks again so much for a great post about our fair city.

By: Leigh Sobran

Leigh Sobran — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:03:39 +0000

Loved the article, very thought-provoking. Terrific last line.