Article September 21, 1998 Issue

Media professionals look inward for solutions

News Editor Kim Shippey interviews William E. "Bill" Porter, one of the founders of the International Communications Forum.

The International Communications Forum is a growing worldwide network of media people who recognize that they have the power to influence society for good or ill, and who want to play their part in building a less corrupt, less grubby-minded, and infinitely more compassionate world.

From the Forum's Position Paper

"There is greater and greater demand for something to happen in the media that will produce positive waves," said Mr. Porter during a visit to Boston from his home in France. "I think this is an interesting rethinking time for the media. We are not happy with our role in public life. There's something wrong when one of the pillars of democracy is so badly viewed by the public."

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