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MPACT MEDIA FORUM

By "Trading David"

Took some time on a Wednesday to go to an issue forum presented by MPACT memphis on how the media presents Memphis and if all Memphis suffers from is poor press which causes a vicious cycle of more poor press.

I found the panel to be very well informed, but somewhat basic. I think the panel suffered from trying to communicate on an eighth grade level most of the time, which was one of the issue mentioned by some of the question asking people.

The TV guy was surpised that TV was a powerful medium that could singlehandly form public opinion, which when he voiced wonder at this most of the audience shouted out in the affirmative it was that powerful which was if anything moderately amusing.

The memphis flyer guy was against anonymity in journalism and anywhere else and thought people should stand behind there opinions, which I personally find to be a common view nowdays but historically anachronistic from the founding father's days of anonymous editorial columns.

Personally, I think everyone should analyze things on their own merit without allowing others of a more credible stature to dictate their worldview and I find anonymous opinions to be good for that. It's a shame that people believe ad hominem attacks and other scandalous or salacious material in an anonymous missive however.

I've noticed that at most events the length of public questioning has gotten extreme. I think writing questions down might be a good panacea for the problem.

I joined MPACT last month and I really really wish I had joined the moment I moved here. It's group for young professionals to network. In addition, its one of the few ways I've found to escape the high school cliquishness that is pervasive around here. The website is www.mpactmemphis.org and they also have a good facebook page.

Full post as published by My Memphis Attorney! on March 02, 2009 (boomark / email).