Overview of JTMPNW Initiatives

1. Sustaining JTMPNW as a News Collaboratory

A group of stewards commits to keeping the conversations alive

2. Developing a Civic Communications Commons

Development of a Civic Communications Commons (CCC) in Seattle and Puget Sound region as a common civic infrastructure that connects virtual and face-to-face civic, community, and neighborhood spaces.

3. Creating Abundant Journalism in Many Forms

Establishing an information clearinghouse about "abundant journalism"

4. Building On Transparency

Seeking to heighten collaboration between community interests and public bodies in the Northwest

5. Mapping the News and Information Ecosystem

Creating a dynamic sense of the public's needs and how those needs might be met.

6. Proposing a "TAO of Journalism Seal"

Transparent, Accountable and Open journalism

7. Creating a Seattle Digital Literacy Initiative

Helping students and citizens consume and create information

8. Exploring a global health journalism collaboratory

Seattle is a hub for global heath collaboration, offering a world of journalistic opportunity

9. Creating a Seattle Happiness Index

Formulating a new measure of community well being

10. Forming a technology group for ongoing communication

Using technology to expand the conversations