Wednesday, August 8, 2012

ABOUT US: About This Issue



Welcome to our inaugural issue of Water Citizen News Preview Edition!  Over the next 6 months, we intend to publish one complete issue a month, covering current events and features in a wide range of water-related topics, while developing opportunities for interaction and participation by our readers through comments, selective publication of contributed content, and story assignments for Water Citizen Journalists to participate in Crowd Journalism using the NewsiT app.  For more on the overall format of Water Citizen News, as well as our mission and team, see “About Water Citizen News.”

In this month’s issue, we have several exciting features.  Water Citizen News features water issues from around the country and around the globe.  In this issue, we have coverage on policies to support more coordinated management of water and energy in buildings from a recent Senate hearing.  Farmers discuss the “explosion” of use of digital technology, including smart phones, for smart water management.  Jeffrey Sachs, author and thought leader on global poverty issues, shares his thoughts on how water underlies many of the world’s conflicts

Water, like politics, is local, and water stories, like charity, begin at home.  Consequently, a common theme in many of this month’s articles is the undertold stories of water in DC, from the leadership on Green Infrastructure by DC Water, to the challenges of restoring and “restorying” both the river and the community of Anacostia.  By sharing some of DC’s stories, we hope you will recognize similar issues and opportunities in your own communities.  We look forward to finding innovative ways to tell those stories, using remote communications and app-based Water Citizen Journalism to deliver stories from all over.

We are also excited to share with you several articles that provide perspectives on water in our lives from the worlds of sports, arts, culture and religion.  This month’s sports section features the Summer Olympics, including a discussion with three brothers who are all competitive divers, including one who participated in this year’s Olympic trials, on the opportunities diving has created for them; as well as a study from a leading research on biomechanics on how Michael Phelps’ speed was increased through his instinctive approach to use of his hands – a trick that can be used by the casual swimmer as well!

Please let us know what you think of this first issue, like and share our stories and videos, and send your ideas for future coverage!

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