FIRST, a huge “Congratulations!” to Michigan Communicator Joe Grimm, his team of students at the MSU School of Journalism and Detroit Public Television for producing 100 Questions and Answers About Veterans. That very collaborative book has taken off in recent days—thanks to other Michigan Communicators, including the Detroit News’s Neal Rubin. Take a look at the ReadTheSpirit front page today for news about the headlines whizzing coast to coast on the Veterans multimedia book.
This illustrates the value of what we do collectively in this professional network. As your coordinator, I could go on about others who helped with this effort: Michigan Communicator Chris Stepien also played a role and so did Dmitri Barvinok and …
THE NEWS TODAY
We meet on the last Friday morning of “odd numbered months” each year, so normally we would meet in May. However, the logistics with a May 25 Memorial holiday proved impossible. Too many people are traveling on either side of that holiday.
PLAN AHEAD FOR JULY and SEPTEMBER—Bob Bruttell of the InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit and I are collaborating on two great locations for those gatherings. On September 25, Bob has arranged for us to meet at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit. Please plan ahead for that special gathering. The July location hasn’t been confirmed yet, but will be soon.
Please read the news, above, about what our colleagues have achieved by collaborating with this remarkable MSU veterans project—and how that multimedia “book” is taking off nationally this week.
See you in July!
David Crumm
