That's why Wyoming Public Media (WPM) started a series called "I Respectfully Disagree." Some of the conversations we've aired are between people in Wyoming who are modeling civil discourse in their daily lives, like a conversation between an LGBTQ advocate and a Catholic deacon. Other conversations in the series are arranged by WPM. An example is the breaking bread event WPM hosted in Gillette, bringing together coal miners, immigrants, social workers and others to talk about the hard times in the area. We look forward to trying creative approaches whether, that's through our reporting, guest reporting by non-journalists, or hosting pop-up newsrooms.
If YOU have a good idea for how this series can get people talking and listening to each other, please contact Melodie Edwards at medward9@uwyo.edu or call 307-766-2405.
If you would like to submit your community civil discourse event, click here to submit it to our events calendar.
This programming is supported in part by Wyoming Humanities through a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative of the Federation of State Humanities Councils of the United States.
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A recent decision to reintroduce wolves has created division between rural and urban Coloradoans. But wolves have actually been there a while. A few years ago, a couple migrated down from Wyoming to settle in the mountain valley of North Park southwest of Laramie. It’s given the ranchers there a headstart on adjusting to a new reality. -
As part of Wyoming Public Media’s ‘I respectfully disagree’ series, four panelists discussed issues surrounding wild horses in the state on a Facebook live.Stakeholders spoke for an hour about topics like herd management, fertility control and holding facilities. -
Wyoming Public Media held a live discussion about wild horses in the state as part of the 'I Respectfully Disagree' series. Four panelists representing all sides of the issue joined host Caitlin Tan, who is WPM’s energy and natural resources reporter. -
It’s part of our ‘Respectfully Disagree’ series, where Wyoming Public Media brings people from all sides of an issue together to have a productive and respectful conversation.Join us for a live discussion on wild horses this Monday – June 27 at noon on our Facebook page. -
During the first week of June 2021, Albany County commissioners held a meeting for public comment on the Rail Tie Wind Project south of Laramie. Over the last couple of years, it's been a controversial subject that’s divided the community and led to hurtful attacks on social media.As part of our series "I Respectfully Disagree," Melodie Edwards sat down with folks on each side of the issue for a civil conversation. Kelly Schroeder with Better Wyoming is for the project and Peter Bishop with the Albany County Conservancy is against it. They came together in our conference room and started things off by sharing a meal. -
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On Tuesday the current host of the long-running PBS Program an Open Mind will give a keynote talk on the topic of civil discourse. Alexander Heffner is…
