terryparrisjr.bsky.social
Public Square Editor at Headway, New York Times. I teach at Queens College, study libraries at Pratt Institute, run the Library Newsroom Project and do this other thing called HomeLab. Fmr: Deputy Editor at ProPublica, Engagement Director at THE CITY, WDET
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…and speaking of, June’s issue is out—made by neighbors, for neighbors!
Our lead story comes from Judith C., who wanted to know: When will Sunset Park Rec Center be done? She called, emailed, checked city data, and got it. Grab a copy of the Sunset Park Sun at the library. That’s civic engagement!
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“Generally speaking, across America, we struggle to connect. The library newsroom is attempting to be a place where we can foster this connection, foster these conversations, and help solve the social, cultural and informational gaps in our neighborhood.”
www.librarynewsroom.com
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I went to Wayne State, too! …but for my journalism degree.
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Hi! You can read a little more about this specific project here: www.librarynewsroom.com
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…and citibike
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Lesson 5: Community. The best defense against authoritarianism is solidarity. People who stick together cannot as easily be oppressed.
“They want us to be so afraid. The only way to counter fear is with joy,” @keyachatterjee.bsky.social told us.
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A tiny bit more here about the project: www.librarynewsroom.com
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Thanks for sharing our project!