Rji-pivot-intros

In this step, participants at RJI Pivot Point Chicago briefly described their expertise and background, including keywords, what they hoped to have brought to the gathering, and what they hoped to "take away."

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• Bill Densmore
  Who am I? -- I describe myself as a researcher on the future and sustainbility of journalism. Early career The AP, trade publishing, publishing weeklies in Berkshire county, starting a technology company, and NGO research. Key words: engagement, community, participatory democracy, values, purposes, principles of journalism, attention
  What have I brought? -- I bring years of surveying and convening the landscape and a fanatical desire to help pull the news industry together to sustain participatory democracy and communities.
  What do I want to take away? -- A role to play in a one or more collaborative projects.