Strengthening the Role of Media as Agents of World Benefit
Images and Voices of Hope is a global transformational
dialogue intended to connect and expand the
community of journalists, artists, and media professionals
who understand their work in media as a way to
heighten awareness of the strengths and assets that
give societies hope for the future. It is convened by
three partners: the Institute for Advanced Appreciative
Inquiry at Case Western Reserve University, the Visions
of a Better World Foundation, and the Brahma Kumaris.
www.ivofhope.org
Typical IVOH sessions seek to:
- Strengthen the role of media as agents of world benefit.
- Expand awareness of the choices those in the media make that raise public trust, generate constructive meaning, and amplify human hope, thus enhancing humanity’s capacity for life-promoting action.
“Words create worlds. Images create worlds. We
understand that in creating and distributing stories and
images about people and events in the world, we are
not simply reporting on the world, we are participating
in the creation of it. The words and images we choose
to interpret the world do not represent ‘the absolute
truth,’ but merely one explanation of the events of the
world. We believe in the power of all of us to construct
a new and better world for humanity.”
Judy Rodgers
Executive Director
Center for Business as Agent for World Benefit
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University, and
Founding Director, Images and Voices of Hope
Executive Director
Center for Business as Agent for World Benefit
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University, and
Founding Director, Images and Voices of Hope
“Images and Voices of Hope renewed my enthusiasm
for work in the media. It helped me realize that
everything we do affects the world. Sometimes there
is a disconnect between our work and our highest
ideals. My present approach is with the idea of how
a story or program can make a positive difference in
the way people think: it changed the way I approach
writing and producing.”
Meredith Porte
Producer/Host
WLRN Public Television
Miami, Florida
Producer/Host
WLRN Public Television
Miami, Florida