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	<description>Taking Charge of Our Story</description>
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		<title>&#8220;Our Detroit Story&#8221; Recap on New Detroit site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Detroit has posted several items from the Taking Charge of Our Story conference, including videos, images and press clippings.  Take a look and let us know what you think.
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		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/04/06/our-detroit-story-recap-on-new-detroit-site/</link>
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		<title>A familiar story from London</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working in London for the past week and I&#8217;ve been talking to friends here about Detroit and what happened at &#8220;Taking Charge of Our Story&#8221; a week ago. One friend started talking to me about Dagenham—an industrial town on the east side of London.
In 1924, Ford Motor Company (Anyone in Detroit ever heard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/26/a-familiar-story-from-london/</link>
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		<title>DetNews: Young Folk at Conference Show Promise for Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit News printed an editorial today, summarizing overall thoughts about the conference.  While the article touches upon media&#8217;s responsibility to report realities, the paper also saw promise in the young leaders and entrepreneurs who were in the audience.
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		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/19/detnews-young-folk-at-conference-show-promise-for-future/</link>
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		<title>Telling My Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the event begins to wrap up, I&#8217;ve been thinking about my personal &#8220;take-a-away&#8221; from the day.
In December, I decided that my resolution for 2010 was to start a blog highlighting my personal insights about urban planning, racial reconciliation and Detroit&#8217;s future. The thought that I had both the ability and power to say something [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/telling-my-story/</link>
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		<title>Balanced reporting?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reverend Simmons, chair of the Brightmoor Pastoral Alliance, points out that media does have a responsibility to portray the &#8220;reality&#8221; of Detroit.  He said that city is about more than restaurants and the riverwalk, but also about crime.
However, one audience stated that &#8220;gatekeepers&#8221; prevent more positive stories from being told in traditional media outlets.
It seems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/balanced-reporting/</link>
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		<title>If a reporter cuts down a tree, but no one&#8217;s there to hear it fall&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The conversation is going fast and furious this afternoon&#8230; the topic is &#8220;Telling Detroit&#8217;s Untold Stories.&#8221;
So far, suggestions have ranged from more focus on Detroit&#8217;s positives like culture and the arts, sports, opportunities for young people, urban gardens&#8230; Here&#8217;s the deal, though &#8211; I see these kinds of stories reported every day. Panel moderators Bill [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/if-a-reporter-cuts-down-a-tree-but-no-ones-there-to-hear-it-fall/</link>
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		<title>Hidden gems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some suggestions:
1. Stories about youth development- slam poetry, you tube, stories about the high achieving and the &#8220;not-so-high&#8221; achievers, peace zones.
2. Stories about community power- alternative to collapse, housing collectives, community gardens, community recycling programs and clothing swaps.
3.  Stories about people- living, working, surviving, thriving in Detroit.
Traditional media can&#8217;t be everywhere especially during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/hidden-gems/</link>
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		<title>Uncovering the hidden stories.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nicole Christian, drafter of the Detroit Declaration and Director of Communications for TechTown, and Bill Mitchell from Poynter Institute lead conference attendees in a discussion regarding the missed opportunities for collaboration in regards to finding, reporting and telling more balanced stories regarding Detroit.
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		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/uncovering-the-hidden-stories/</link>
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		<title>social media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Every human being and every organization is potentially a global publisher.&#8221;
Kirk Cheyfitz, CEO, Story Worldwide
Given his statement, how can social media be used to &#8220;take charge of Detroit&#8217;s story?&#8221;
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		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/social-media/</link>
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		<title>A short history of communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kirk Cheyfitz: In 30,000 BC, he who could harness communication technology was the shaman, high priest or village headman. Communication was power. The printing press changed everything, making communication a two-way street.
Even the Internet, he says, was originally conceived of as a tool for elites &#8211; the military and academia. But then regular folks got [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ourdetroitstory.com/2010/03/18/a-short-history-of-communication/</link>
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