Angela Romano
- Feb 6, 2015
- 2 min read
“The connections were important to motivate me and keep me on the right direction"
Country: Australia
Areas of Interest: Higher Education; Media; Journalism; Bio: University lecturer, journalist, understanding journalism as a democratic process that enhances citizen role InternationalFellow in 2014
Email: a.romano@qut.edu.au
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What is she currently doing?
University lecturer.
Understanding journalism as a democratic process not just about being a watch dog, but enhancing a citizen role.
Civic mapping. Published a book after fellowship with contributions from other fellows from different countries.
Media and women/minorities.
New Questions around democracy
Giving children the tools to be part of public conversations.
Use of arts and theatre and other forms of communication to engage people and change attitudes.
How does technology change the dynamics between people - and to enhance the processes of democracy as the ‘wetland’ evolves?
Regarding new media and technology, recognize the existing wisdom and the wealth of expertise in the network.
Suggestions for the international Network and connection with the Foundation
Some people very far off are lone rangers and may not have many people in their country to support their work. The different time zones and people getting busy makes this hard. This interview shows we can have these conversations. There could be smaller groups driven by an issue. The commons is great but there might be the need for someone who ever so often kick starts conversation on a topical issue or some new publication. We may have to appoint leaders:
- a good communicator who can draw people into the conversations.
- could be a paid job or part of the roles of fellows.
Quotes/Insights
I am deeply grateful to the Foundation for setting up those international workshops. The connections were important to motivate me and keep me on the right direction.
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