"a way that builds more trust instead of tearing it down"

December 28, 2022 1:12 PM

When you realize you want to turn a private group chat conversation into a useful public document, Sisi Wei suggests: "Many times, it is only because a conversation was off the record that we are able to learn the most — and after learning it, we realize that the broader community could benefit from learning it too. So how do we share knowledge from conversations we all agreed would be private, in a way that builds more trust instead of tearing it down? I’m so proud to announce the launch of 'How to turn 🔒 Private Conversations into 🌳 Public Resources through 🤝 Community Consent,' a step-by-step guide for journalists on how to use a consent-based, trust-building process to turn off-the-record conversations into public, shareable resources."

A resource in the DEI Coalition For Anti-Racist, Equitable, And Just Newsrooms collection.

posted by brainwane (4 comments total)

Is this a technique I should be using when co-workers DM me with questions instead of posting them publicly in slack?
posted by pwnguin at 2:46 PM on December 28, 2022

Nah, that's just standard corporate CYA so your coworkers can't say they don't know what you're talking about when they fuck up later and try to blame you.
posted by star gentle uterus at 4:30 PM on December 28, 2022

Sisi Wei and the DEI Coalition are awesome.
posted by limeonaire at 6:18 PM on December 28, 2022

This is extremely detailed and a great deal of work has obviously gone into it, but I have to say ‘you are starting from a place of trust’ will leave the majority of journalists saying ahhh, hmmmm, then looking immediately to T in the index
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 8:08 PM on December 28, 2022