Communities across the globe are becoming increasingly divided across political and ideological lines. This polarization is partially related to the normalcy of getting one's news from friends and fam...
Jesikah Maria Ross
Jesikah Maria Ross is media artist who is changing how we collect, share and tell the stories of our communities. She mobilizes people - stakeholders, journalists, youth and those on the sidelines - around a shared interest, creating spaces and processes that lead to transformation. Her productions braid together citizen storytelling, documentary mediamaking and community conversations to produce on-air broadcasts, interactive websites and dynamic public storytelling events. Her publications explore how documentary storytelling can open-up spaces for public dialogue and community action. Jesikah is currently Senior Community Engagement Strategist at Capital Public Radio, NPR’s Sacramento affiliate, and a Public Imagination Fellow at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
