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    Amplifying Peter Coleman's COVID idea
    Steve Sewall
    • Mar 24, 2020

    Amplifying Peter Coleman's COVID idea

    Will the Coronavirus Spur America to Depolarize Its Political Discourse System?Amplifies Peter Coleman's idea that COVID had "the...
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    Blog Post: Thoughts on Chicago Journalism Town Hall 2020
    Steve Sewall
    • Feb 23, 2020

    Blog Post: Thoughts on Chicago Journalism Town Hall 2020

    Thoughts on today's Chicago Journalism Town Hall 2020 and on “Dear Lori” as a Way for Chicago's Media to Profitably Connect Chicagoans...
    1
    Steve Sewall
    • Jan 23, 2020

    An Open Letter to Chicago TV

    Open Letter to the General Managers of Seven Chicago TV Stations about the Next Big Thing in Chicago TV A brief pre-COVID attempt to wake...
    1
    Making Chicago Safe
    Steve Sewall
    • Dec 21, 2019

    Making Chicago Safe

    Making Chicago Safe the New Chicago Way Three reasons - a new mayor, new uses of media and empowered citizenship - why the sea-change...
    2
    Following a July 11 MacArthur Foundation event
    Steve Sewall
    • Jul 13, 2019

    Following a July 11 MacArthur Foundation event

    How Chicago Can Make Itself Safer Than New York.
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    Following the February 29 mayoral primary election
    Steve Sewall
    • Mar 2, 2019

    Following the February 29 mayoral primary election

    Progressives Lori and Toni Just Missed a Golden Opportunity to End Machine Politics
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    2018: FOCUS ON CHICAGO FIXIT AND THE FIXIT CONCEPT
    Steve Sewall
    • Dec 18, 2018

    2018: FOCUS ON CHICAGO FIXIT AND THE FIXIT CONCEPT

    Our four-part case for Chicago FIXIT begins with a call for Violence Solution (as opposed to Violence Reduction) How Chicago Can Solve...
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    Guest Column: Glenview Journal & Topics
    Steve Sewall
    • Dec 12, 2018

    Guest Column: Glenview Journal & Topics

    Making Democracy Work Again, makes the case for issue-centered FIXIT political discourse as an alternative and corrective to America's...
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    Two new Chicago FIXIT graphics.
    Steve Sewall
    • Aug 11, 2018

    Two new Chicago FIXIT graphics.

    This one illustrates the FIXIT media universe in Chicago: ... and this one gives an overview of a 32-week season of Chicago FIXIT:
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    Our signature four-part Medium Post introducing Chicago FIXIT
    Steve Sewall
    • Jul 4, 2018

    Our signature four-part Medium Post introducing Chicago FIXIT

    How Chicago Can Make Itself Safer than New York
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    In advance of the February 26 mayoral primary
    Steve Sewall
    • Feb 7, 2018

    In advance of the February 26 mayoral primary

    How Can Chicago Make Itself Safe in a Digital Age?
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    There's lots more about FIXIT at the
    Steve Sewall
    • Nov 7, 2017

    There's lots more about FIXIT at the

    Chicago FIXIT Page
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    This is our frequently-updated four minute introduction to Chicago FIXIT
    Steve Sewall
    • Jul 30, 2017

    This is our frequently-updated four minute introduction to Chicago FIXIT

    Chicago can solve violence on it's own.
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    Steve Sewall
    • Jul 28, 2017

    Our Pitch to Chicago Google Developers

    Chicago is the poster child for urban violence in America. That's the downside. The upside is that Chicago is poised to solve its...
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    Nothing Gets Done
    Steve Sewall
    • Jul 15, 2017

    Nothing Gets Done

    Why Nothing Gets Done in Washington or Springfield
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    Steve Sewall
    • Jul 1, 2017

    Greg Hinz - Crain's Chicago Business

    Broken government in Springfield and Washington is due to a lack of good old-fashioned dealmakers. In response, I argue in this Medium...
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    Set the stage for how America can save its failed bi-partisan, election-centered political discourse
    Steve Sewall
    • Jun 13, 2017

    Set the stage for how America can save its failed bi-partisan, election-centered political discourse

    The solution is to supplement this polarizing discourse with issue-centered discourse that de-polarizes politics by making citizens and...
    1
    Chicago Can Solve Violence
    Steve Sewall
    • Mar 22, 2017

    Chicago Can Solve Violence

    How can Chicago solve violence? Think Chicago FIXIT: rule-governed, voter-driven prime time reality TV enhanced by other Chicago media.
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    Non-Partisan, Issue-Centered, Outcome-Oriented
    Steve Sewall
    • Nov 8, 2016

    Non-Partisan, Issue-Centered, Outcome-Oriented

    This election-eve piece bypassed the question of who would win the election in order to raise and answer a larger and, I think, more...
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    Chicago: Tipping Point or Turning Point?
    Steve Sewall
    • Jun 14, 2016

    Chicago: Tipping Point or Turning Point?

    Set in year 2026, this 600-word future history shows how a new kind of political media enabled Chicago, Illinois and the United States to...
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    Steve Sewall
    • Sep 2, 2015

    Two questions for Stephen Goldsmith

    At a Chicago City Data User Group meeting. Scroll down. Prof. Goldsmith is the author of Beyond Transparency: Open Data and the Future of...
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    7 Steps
    Steve Sewall
    • Aug 24, 2015

    7 Steps

    In Seven Steps: How Bruce Rauner Ended the War for Illinois and Turned Illinois Around An imaginary "Future History" showing how a...
    1
    Steve Sewall
    • Jun 8, 2015

    Outline of proposal for a yearlong AUSTIN YOUTH SUMMIT

    A yearlong series of monthly "AUSTIN WORKING TOGETHER" televised town hall meetingsdesigned to reduce youth violence and improve...
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    Chicago Civic Media Video
    Steve Sewall
    • May 15, 2015

    Chicago Civic Media Video

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      • 2020's
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      • Older CCM Sites & Blogs
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      • 1 commit to realizing goal of safety
      • 1 HOW CHICAGO MADE ITSELF VIOLENT
      • 2 HOW CHICAGO KEEPS ITSELF VIOLENT
      • 3 HOW CHICAGO CAN MAKE ITSELF SAFE
      • 4 USE ALL 5 DIGITAL-AGE SAFETY RESOURCES
      • 5 PLAY TRUSTWORTHY TV GAMES
      • 6 MEDIA CAN PROFIT FROM PUBLIC SAFETY
      • 8 START WITH "TWO CHAIRS" TO EARN TRUST
      • 9 CHICAGO: SAFEST BIG CITY IN AMERICA?
      • 10 DANIEL BURNHAM ON CITIZENSHIP
      • 11 WHAT WOULD DANIEL BURNHAM SAY ?