Brave Containers: Sharing stories, pushing boundaries & creating trust with the Generative Journalism Alliance

About this episode

The episode discusses community building and social evolution through the lens of generative journalism with members of the Generative Journalism Alliance.

When we talk about building community, we often get stuck trying to bridge tribal divides, particularly in a media landscape designed to monetise division, amplify hatred, and draw us into cycles of righteous anger. But what if there was a different approach? One that creates a sense of individual and collective agency, that centres the gifts and strengths of everyone in the room in a way that lets everyone feel heard and so sweeps beneath the tribal divisions to the heart of things, where we all care about a future that feels safe, and open, where we all feel confident and heard and seen, where we can bring our soul's growth to the table and be taken seriously. So how do we achieve this social sculpting? This week, we're talking to three members of the Generative Journalism Alliance to find out how they bring these very skills to disparate people in disparate places, to bring about real world changes. Tchiyiwe Thandiwe Chihana was born in Bradford to Zambian born parents, and her existence is a tapestry of migration through generations. She is a public-interest broadcaster & moderator, building civic storytelling platforms that connect institutions & communities…

People in this episode

Guests: Tchiyiwe Thandiwe Chihana, Peter Pula

Topics covered

• community building
• generative journalism
• social evolution
• storytelling
• media landscape

Keywords

• community
• journalism
• storytelling
• social change
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Generative Journalism Alliance, African Voices Platform, Grassroots Review

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