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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are so serene.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your thoughts it enriches the
stew, I am still cooking. Will let you all know how it
develops</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>with appreciation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tova</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:chris@springbranch.net" title=chris@springbranch.net>Chris
Weaver</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Journalists in OS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Tova,<BR><BR>I have no experience with facilitating an OST
that is politically high-profile and mainstream-news-worthy, and I have only
had a journalist at an OST one time. But after reading Lisa and
Winston's comments, I find myself wondering if the process of invitation,
principles, and law doesn't apply sufficiently to journalists as it does for
any other participant. Journalists have their own version of passion and
responsibility, and their own inclination to follow their two feet.
Placing myself in your shoes as facilitator, I am imagining that I might
not do any pre-work with journalists other than inviting them to sit <I>in the
circle</I> for the opening. I would also be sure to include in the
"givens" that there is not any guarantee that what is spoken or written in
Open Space will be confidential. And then trust the
process.<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR>----------<BR>From: Averbuch
<averbuch@post.tau.ac.il><BR>To:
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>Subject: [OSLIST] Journalists in OS<BR>Date:
Sat, Jan 19, 2002, 1:05 AM<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Alan, thanks for sharing you
experience, it gave a first perspective to my
"paranoia"<BR></FONT></FONT> <BR> <BR><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>Winston and Lisa,<BR></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>your questions and your guidance make perfect sense to me. I will
work to meet the journalist and do both: try to enrollee her as a
participant and at the same time do best I cam to support her in her job.
Contact person idea is brilliant.<BR> Now I will be back to my client
and I will let you know. I'll keep you in the
picture.<BR></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>I feel so
fortunate to have you all as a place of gathering.<BR>warm thanks for your
presents.<BR></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>I am
gathering and molding, so please if anyone cares to add on this topic - that
will be wonderful<BR></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>your friend in
Israel<BR>Tova<BR></FONT></FONT><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>