How to lead a conversation between people who disagree | Eve Pearlman

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Noam Naveh ืขืจื™ื›ื”: yael ring
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So in the run-up to the 2016 election,
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ืœืงืจืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ 2016
00:04
I was, like most of us, watching the rise in discord and vitriol
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ืฆืคื™ืชื™, ื›ืžื• ืจื•ื‘ื ื•, ื‘ืขืœื™ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืจื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืขื•ืงืฆื ื•ืช
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and nastiness in our public spaces.
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ื•ื‘ื ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
00:11
It was this crazy uptick in polarization.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืืŸ ืขืœื™ื” ื—ื“ื” ื‘ืงื™ื˜ื•ื‘,
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It was both disheartening and distressing.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื˜ืจื™ื“ ื•ืžื“ื›ื.
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And so I started thinking, with a fellow journalist, Jeremy Hay,
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ ื’ืณืจืžื™ ื”ื™ื™,
00:21
about how we might practice our craft differently.
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ืื™ืš ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื ื”.
00:24
How we might go to the heart of divides,
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ืื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื•ืžืง ื”ืžื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช,
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to places of conflict,
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ืœืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกื›ืกื•ืš,
00:28
like journalists always have,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืขืฉื•,
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but then, once there, do something really different.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื - ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
00:34
We knew we wanted to take the core tools of our craft --
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ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉืœื ื•:
00:37
careful vetting of information, diligent research, curiosity,
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ืื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื“ืข ื–ื”ื™ืจ, ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืขืžื™ืง, ืกืงืจื ื•ืช,
00:41
a commitment to serving the public good --
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ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืฉืจืช ืืช ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ
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to serving our democracy --
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ืœืฉืจืช ืืช ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื•,
00:44
and do something new.
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ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ.
00:46
And so we mapped out this process,
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ืื– ืžื™ืคื™ื ื• ืชื”ืœื™ืš,
00:48
what we call dialogue journalism,
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ืฉืงืจืื ื• ืœื• ืดืขื™ืชื•ื ืื•ืช-ืฉื™ื—ืด
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for going to the heart of social and political divides,
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ืœื”ืชืขืžืงื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ืžื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช,
00:53
and then, once there, building journalism-supported conversations
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ื•ืื– ืžืฉื, ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืฉื™ื— ื‘ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืฉืœ ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื,
00:57
between people on opposite sides of polarizing issues.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื ื™ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื, ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืฉื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช.
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But how actually to do this in a world that's so divided,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืš ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”, ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืžืงื•ื˜ื‘?
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so deeply divided --
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืงื•ื˜ื‘...
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when we live in a world
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
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in which cousins and aunts and uncles can't talk to one another,
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ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื, ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื•ื“ื•ื“ื•ืช, ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ืขื ื–ื”,
01:13
when we often live in separate and distinct news ecosystems,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ืดื‘ื•ืขื•ืชืด ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื ืคืจื“ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช,
01:17
and when we reflexively and habitually malign and dismiss
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ ืžืฉืžื™ืฆื™ื ื•ืžื‘ื˜ืœื™ื
01:21
those with whom we disagree?
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ืืช ืืœื” ืฉืื™ื ื ื• ืžืกื›ื™ืžื™ื ืืชื?
01:24
But we wanted to try.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช, ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœื ืกื•ืช.
01:26
And so right after the 2016 election,
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ื•ื›ืš, ืžื™ื“ ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ 2016,
01:28
in that time between the election and the inauguration,
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ื‘ืคืจืง ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื˜ืงืก ื”ื”ืฉื‘ืขื” ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื,
01:32
we partnered with the Alabama Media Group to do something really different.
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ื—ื‘ืจื ื• ืœืดืืœื‘ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื” ื’ืจื•ืคืด ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
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We brought 25 Trump supporters from Alabama together
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ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืฉื™ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ 25 ืชื•ืžื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ืจืืžืค ืžืืœื‘ืžื”
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in conversation with 25 Clinton supporters from California.
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ื•- 25 ืชื•ืžื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงืœื™ื ื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.
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And we brought them together in a closed, moderated Facebook group
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ื•ื—ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง ืกื’ื•ืจื” ื•ืžื•ื ื—ื™ืช,
01:47
that we kept open for a month.
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ืื•ืชื” ื ื™ื”ืœื ื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
01:51
What we wanted to do
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ืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช
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was to give them a place to engage with genuine curiosity and openness.
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ื–ื” ืœืชืช ืœื”ืŸ ืžืจื—ื‘ ืœื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช.
01:56
And we wanted to support them in building relationships,
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ื•ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจื™ื,
01:59
not just with each other but with us as journalists.
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ืœื ืจืง ื–ื• ืขื ื–ื•, ืืœื ื’ื ืื™ืชื ื• ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื.
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And then we wanted to supply facts and information --
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ื’ื ืœืกืคืง ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช ื•ืžื™ื“ืข,
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facts and information that they could actually receive and process
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ืžื™ื“ืข ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื•
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and use to undergird their conversations.
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ื•ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืกืก ืขืœื™ื• ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—.
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And so as a prelude to this conversation,
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ื›ืžื”ืœืš ืžืงื“ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื–ื•,
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the first step in what we call dialogue journalism,
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ื›ืฆืขื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ื ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื•ืช-ืฉื™ื—,
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we asked what they thought the other side thought of them.
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ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ืžื” ื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœื™ื”ื.
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So when we asked the Trump supporters from Alabama
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ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ืชื•ืžื›ื•ืช ื˜ืจืืžืค ืžืืœื‘ืžื”
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what they thought the Clinton supporters in California thought of them,
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ืžื” ื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืชื•ืžื›ื•ืช ืงืœื™ื ื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื”ื
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this is some of what they said.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืืžืจื•:
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"They think we are religious Bible thumpers."
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ืดื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื“ืชื™ื•ืช ืคื ืื˜ื™ื•ืชืด.
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"That we're backwards and hickish, and stupid."
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ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืคื’ืจื•ืช, ื›ืคืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื˜ื™ืคืฉื•ืชืด
ืดืฉืืฆืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื•ื ืคื™ื ื“ื’ืœื™ ืงื•ื ืคื“ืจืฆื™ื” ื‘ื—ืฆืจืด
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"They think that we all have Confederate flags in our yards,
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ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื–ืขื ื™ื•ืช, ืกืงืกื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื•ืจื•ืชืด
02:41
that we're racist and sexist and uneducated."
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02:43
"They think we're barefoot and pregnant, with dirt driveways."
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ืดื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืจื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื™ื—ืคื•ืช ืขื ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ ืขืคืจ".
ืดื•ื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื•ืช ืžืขืฆืžื ื•
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"And they think we're all prissy butts
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02:49
and that we walk around in hoop skirts with cotton fields in the background."
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ื•ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื•ืช ืขื ื—ืฆืื™ื•ืช ืชืคื•ื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ืจืงืข ืฉื“ื•ืช ื›ื•ืชื ื”ืด.
02:53
And then we asked that same question of the Californians:
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ื•ืื– ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ืžืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ืืช ืื•ืชื” ืฉืืœื”:
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"What do you think the Alabamians think about you?"
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ืดืžื” ืืชืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืชื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืืœื‘ืžื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื›ืŸ?ืด
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And they said this: "That we're crazy, liberal Californians."
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืืžืจื•: ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื™ื‘ืจืœื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื•ืช ืžืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”ืด,
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"That we're not patriotic."
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ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืคื˜ืจื™ื•ื˜ื™ื•ืชืด,
03:03
"We're snobby and we're elitist."
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ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื ืฉืื•ืช ื•ืืœื™ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืชืด,
03:05
"We're godless and we're permissive with our children."
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ืดืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื™ืจื ื™ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•ืด,
03:08
"And that we're focused on our careers, not our family."
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ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื•ื›ื–ื•ืช ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”, ื•ืœื ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื”ืด,
03:11
"That we're elitist, pie-in-the-sky intellectuals,
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ืดืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืืœื™ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช, ืื™ื ื˜ืœืงื˜ื•ืืœื™ื•ืช ืžืจื—ืคื•ืช,
03:13
rich people, Whole Foods-eating,
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ืดืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช, ืงื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืดื”ื•ืœ ืคื•ื“ืกืด (ืจืฉืช ืกื•ืคืจื™ื ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ืช),
03:16
very out of touch."
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ืดืœื’ืžืจื™ ืžื ื•ืชืงื•ืช ืžื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชืด.
03:19
So by asking questions like this at the start of every conversation
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืฉืื™ืœืช ืฉืืœื•ืช ื›ืืœื” ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื›ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื”
03:23
and by identifying and sharing stereotypes,
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ื•ื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ื•ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ืกื˜ืจืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื
03:26
we find that people -- people on all sides --
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ืœื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื
03:28
begin to see the simplistic and often mean-spirited caricatures they carry.
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ืงื˜ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืคืฉื˜ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžืจื•ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื‘ืจืืฉ.
03:34
And in that --
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ื•ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื–ืืช
03:35
after that, we can move into a process of genuine conversation.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืคืชื•ื— ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื— ืืžื™ืชื™.
03:40
So in the two years since that launch -- California/Alabama Project --
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ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืžืื– ื”ื”ืฉืงื” ืฉืœ ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”/ืืœื‘ืžื”
03:44
we've gone on to host dialogues and partnerships
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ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœืืจื— ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ ืคืขื•ืœื”
03:46
with media organizations across the country.
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ืขื ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
03:49
And they've been about some of our most contentious issues:
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ื•ื”ื ืขืกืงื• ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ืขื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•:
03:51
guns, immigration, race, education.
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ื›ืœื™ ื ืฉืง, ื”ื’ื™ืจื”, ื’ื–ืข, ื—ื™ื ื•ืš,
03:55
And what we found,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ื ื•,
03:57
remarkably,
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืจืฉื™ื,
03:58
is that real dialogue is in fact possible.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื›ืŸ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืงื™ื™ื ืฉื™ื— ืืžื™ืชื™.
04:01
And that when given a chance and structure around doing so,
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ื•ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ืžืชืื™ื,
04:04
many, not all, but many of our fellow citizens
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ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื -- ืœื ื›ื•ืœื, ืื‘ืœ ืจื‘ื™ื --
04:07
are eager to engage with the other.
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ืฆืžืื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™.
ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื“ื™ ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ืžื—ืจื™ืคื™ื ืžื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช
04:12
Too often journalists have sharpened divides
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04:15
in the name of drama or readership or in service to our own views.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ื“ืจืžื”, ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืชืคื•ืฆื”, ืื• ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืจืช ืืช ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืขืฆืžื ื•.
04:19
And too often we've gone to each side quoting a partisan voice on one side
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ืฆื“ ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ืขื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“,
04:23
and a partisan voice on the other
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ื•ืžื•ืœื” ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ื“ืขื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช ืžื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™
04:25
with a telling anecdotal lead and a pithy final quote,
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืจืžื™ื–ื•ืช ื‘ืคืชื™ื— ื•ืฉื•ืจื” ืชื—ืชื•ื ื” ื“ืขืชื ื™ืช --
04:28
all of which readers are keen to mine for bias.
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ื•ืืช ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื”ืงื•ืจืื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื”ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืœื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
04:31
But our dialogue-based process has a slower pace and a different center.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืฉื™ื— ืฉืœื ื• ื™ืฉ ืงืฆื‘ ืื™ื˜ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืžื•ืงื“ ืฉื•ื ื”
04:37
And our work is guided by the principle
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžื•ื“ืจื›ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขืงืจื•ืŸ ืœืคื™ื•
04:40
that dialogue across difference is essential to a functioning democracy,
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ืฉื™ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ืœื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ืžืชืคืงื“ืช
04:43
and that journalism and journalists have a multifaceted role to play
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ื•ืฉืœืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืœืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ื™ืฉ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช
04:48
in supporting that.
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ื‘ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ื›ืš.
04:51
So how do we work?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื?
04:53
At every stage, we're as transparent as possible
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉืœื‘ ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืงื™ืคื•ืช
04:56
about our methods and our motives.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžื ื™ืขื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
04:58
At every stage, we take time to answer people's questions --
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉืœื‘ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืื™ืจื™ื ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ืฉืืœื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื,
05:01
explain why we're doing what we're doing.
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ื•ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื.
05:04
We tell people that it's not a trap:
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื–ื• ืœื ืžืœื›ื•ื“ืช:
05:06
no one's there to tell you you're stupid,
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื’ื™ื“ ืœืš ืฉืืชื” ื˜ื™ืคืฉ,
05:08
no one's there to tell you your experience doesn't matter.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื’ื™ื“ ืœืš ืฉื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœืš ืœื ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™.
05:12
And we always ask for a really different sort of behavior,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืกื•ื’ ืื—ืจ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช,
05:15
a repatterning away from the reflexive name-calling,
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ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžื”ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืœืฉืžื•ืช ื’ื ืื™
05:18
so entrenched in our discourse
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ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืงื•ืงื” ื‘ืฉื™ื— ืฉืœื ื•,
05:19
that most of us, on all sides, don't even notice it anymore.
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ืขื“ ืฉืจื•ื‘ื ื•, ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื, ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืคืกืงื ื• ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืืœื™ื”.
05:25
So people often come into our conversations a bit angrily.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืืœ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื•ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืขืก:
05:29
They say things like, "How can you believe X?"
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ืดืื™ืš ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”?ืด
05:31
and "How can you read Y?"
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ืดืื™ืš ืืชื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”?ืด
05:33
and "Can you believe that this happened?"
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ืดืืชื” ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืงืจื”?ืด
05:37
But generally, in this miracle that delights us every time,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ื‘ื“ืจืš ืคืœื, ืฉืžืฉืžื—ืช ืื•ืชื ื• ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
05:40
people begin to introduce themselves.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื,
05:42
And they begin to explain who they are and where they come from,
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ื•ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืžื™ ื”ื, ื•ืžืื™ืคื” ื”ื ื‘ืื™ื,
05:45
and they begin to ask questions of one another.
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ื•ื”ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื” ืฉืืœื•ืช.
05:48
And slowly, over time, people circle back again and again to difficult topics,
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ื•ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜, ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื˜ืขื•ื ื™ื
05:52
each time with a little more empathy, a little more nuance,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื, ืขื ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืžืคืชื™ื”, ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ืงื•ื™ื•ืช,
05:55
a little more curiosity.
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ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกืงืจื ื•ืช.
05:57
And our journalists and moderators work really hard to support this
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ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ื•ื”ืžื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืคืฉืจ ืืช ื–ื”
06:01
because it's not a debate, it's not a battle,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืขื™ืžื•ืช, ื–ื” ืœื ืงืจื‘,
06:03
it's not a Sunday morning talk show.
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ื–ื• ืœื ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืืงื˜ื•ืืœื™ื” ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”,
06:06
It's not the flinging of talking points.
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ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื˜ื™ืขื•ื ื™ื,
06:08
It's not the stacking of memes and gifs
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ื–ื• ืœื ื”ืฆืคื” ืฉืœ ืดืžืžื™ืืด ืื• ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜
06:10
or articles with headlines that prove a point.
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ืื• ืžืืžืจื™ื ืขื ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื—ื“-ืฆื“ื“ื™ื•ืช
06:13
And it's not about scoring political victories with question traps.
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ื•ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœื ืœืฆื‘ื•ืจ ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ื ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืฉืืœื•ืช ืžื›ืฉื™ืœื•ืช.
06:19
So what we've learned is that our state of discord is bad for everyone.
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ื ื• ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ืงื™ื™ืžืช ืฉืœ ืขื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืจืขื” ืœื›ื•ืœื.
06:24
It is a deeply unhappy state of being.
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ื•ื–ืืช ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื”,
06:27
And people tell us this again and again.
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ื•ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
06:30
They say they appreciate the chance to engage respectfully,
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ื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื›ื‘ื•ื“
06:33
with curiosity and with openness,
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ืžืชื•ืš ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ื•ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช,
06:35
and that they're glad and relieved for a chance to put down their arms.
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ื•ื”ื ืฉืžื—ื™ื ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื”ืงืœื” ืžื›ืš ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืืช ื ืฉืงื.
06:40
And so we do our work in direct challenge
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืชื’ื•ื‘ืช ื ื’ื“
06:42
to the political climate in our country right now,
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ืœืืงืœื™ื ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ื”ืขื›ืฉื•ื•ื™ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
06:45
and we do it knowing that it is difficult, challenging work
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉื–ื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื” ื•ืžืืชื’ืจืช
06:48
to hold and support people in opposing backgrounds in conversation.
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ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืจืงืขื™ื ืžื ื•ื’ื“ื™ื ื•ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื”ื™ื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื
06:53
And we do it knowing democracy depends on our ability
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื•
06:56
to address our shared problems together.
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ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
06:59
And we do this work by putting community at the heart of our journalistic process,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืขืžื“ืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืชื™,
07:03
by putting our egos to the side to listen first, to listen deeply,
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื ื—ืช ื”ืื’ื• ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืฆื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ื‘ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘,
07:07
to listen around and through our own biases,
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ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื•ืžื‘ืขื“ ืœื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
07:10
our own habits of thought,
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ืœื”ืจื’ืœื™ ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื•,
07:11
and to support others in doing the same.
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœืื—ืจื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.
07:15
And we do this work
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ื•
07:17
knowing that journalism as an institution is struggling,
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ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉืžื•ืกื“ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื•ืช ืขืฆืžื• ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืžืฆื•ืงื”
07:19
and that it has always had a role to play and will continue to have a role to play
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ื•ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืชืคืงื™ื“
07:23
in supporting the exchange of ideas and views.
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ื‘ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœืคืช ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื“ืขื•ืช.
07:28
For many of the participants in our groups,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
07:30
there are lasting reverberations.
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ื™ืฉื ืŸ ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ืžืชืžืฉื›ื•ืช.
07:32
Many people have become Facebook friends and in-real-life friends too,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™
07:36
across political lines.
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ืžืžื—ื ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื™ืจื™ื‘ื™ื.
07:37
After we closed that first Trump/Clinton project,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžื ื• ืืช ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื˜ืจืืžืค/ืงืœื™ื ื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
07:41
about two-thirds of the women went on to form their own Facebook group
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ื›ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ื ืžื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ืคืชื—ื• ืœืขืฆืžืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง ื—ื“ืฉื”,
07:44
and they chose a moderator from each state
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ื‘ื—ืจื• ืžื ื—ื” ืžื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
07:46
and they continue to talk about difficult and challenging issues.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ื•ืžืืชื’ืจื™ื.
07:50
People tell us again and again that they're grateful for the opportunity
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ื•ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื”ื ืืกื™ืจื™ ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช
07:53
to be a part of this work,
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ืœืงื—ืช ื—ืœืง ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื–ื”,
07:55
grateful to know that people on the other side aren't crazy,
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ืืกื™ืจื™ ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืœื ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื™ื,
07:58
grateful that they've had a chance to connect with people
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ืืกื™ืจื™ ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื
08:01
they wouldn't have otherwise talked to.
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ืฉืื—ืจืช ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื™ืชื.
ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืจืื™ื ื• ื•ืฉืœืžื“ื ื•,
08:04
A lot of what we've seen and learned,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœื ื• ืดืกืคื™ื™ืกืฉื™ืค (ื—ืœืœื™ืช) ืžื“ื™ื”ืด
08:06
despite the fact that we call ourselves Spaceship Media,
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื“ืข ืžืกื•ื‘ืš:
08:09
is not at all rocket science.
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08:10
If you call people names, if you label them, if you insult them,
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ืื ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืฉืžื•ืช, ืื ืืชื” ืžืชื™ื™ื’ ืื•ืชื ืื• ืžืขืœื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื,
08:13
they are not inclined to listen to you.
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ื”ื ืœื ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืš.
08:16
Snark doesn't help, shame doesn't help,
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ืœืขื’ ืœื ืขื•ื–ืจ, ื‘ื•ืฉื” ืœื ืขื•ื–ืจืช,
08:18
condescension doesn't help.
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ื”ืชื ืฉืื•ืช ืœื ืขื•ื–ืจืช.
08:21
Genuine communication takes practice and effort
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ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื›ื ื” ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ื•ืžืืžืฅ,
08:25
and restraint and self-awareness.
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ื•ืื™ืคื•ืง ื•ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช.
08:28
There isn't an algorithm to solve where we are.
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ืื™ืŸ ืืœื’ื•ืจื™ืชื ืฉื™ืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ืฉื ืงืœืขื ื• ืืœื™ื•.
08:32
Because real human connection is in fact real human connection.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื–ื”: ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื
08:37
So lead with curiosity,
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืขื ืกืงืจื ื•ืช,
08:39
emphasize discussion not debate,
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ื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉื• ื“ื™ื•ืŸ, ืœื ืขื™ืžื•ืช
08:40
get out of your silo,
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ืฆืื• ืžื”ื‘ื•ืขื” ืฉืœื›ื,
08:44
because real connection across difference ...
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ืฆื“ื™ ื”ืžืชืจืก
08:47
this is a salve that our democracy sorely needs.
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ื–ื• ืชืจื•ืคื” ืฉื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœื” ื‘ื“ื—ื™ืคื•ืช.
08:52
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
08:53
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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