Building healthy local communities online & off

Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Deepti Doshi, Co-Director of New_Public about what they’ve learned building local healthy communities, online and off. We discuss:

* The problem New_Public is trying to address with their initiative, Local Lab. (Which I highlighted in my recent essay, “Fragment the media! Embrace the shards!”)

* What Deepti has learned about what makes for pro-social conversations that build community on messaging boards and private groups.

* Why it’s an oxymoron to call Twitter a ‘global town square’ and the relationship between scale and trustworthy information ecosystems.

* The importance of ‘digital stewards’ in facilitating online community.

* How the social capital people build online is translating into IRL actions and civic engagement.

* What a future might look like if New_Public realizes the vision of Local Lab.

That’s it for now,

Charley

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