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28What some of the most exciting journalists working right now have in common is that they care, have a story to tell, and want to make a di erence. They come from all sorts of backgrounds: design, engineering, geography, political science, nance, sociology, ecology, lm and anthropology. They know theyhave insights and perspective to add to the conversation. Some of them work alongsideme at Stanford, where I’m completing a JohnS. Knight Fellowship. There’s one woman whois trying to reinvent how videos are consumed on mobile. Another is working to gure outwhy our attention spans are decreasing when consuming stories online and another JSK fellow is committed to making it easier for journalists to get access to information that should be free.All these journalists are trying to nd solutions by questioning facts that used to be taken for granted. They – and organisations who believe in the future of media, like the Knight Foundation, the International Centre for Journalists, and the JSK Fellowship at Stanford – realise that the opportunities are there, but only if we change the mindset.Power comes from organised groups. If you want people to have power, then you want to help them connect with others and teach them how to carry out e ective advocacy together.I wouldn’t be here if I had quit before I started. My advice is simple: if you love it, don’t leave it!From text to image, from image to community, from community to changeAs stories come out of the paper to become live campaigns, the power of media can be used to create impact and social change. Based on a shift of strategy and vision, coming out of the comfort zone, cooperate instead of compete, making it more accessible for everyone.Power comes from organised groups. If you want people to have power, then you want to help them connect with others and teach them how to carry out e ective advocacy together. That’s hard.It’s not a technology problem. It’s not something that a slick website solves. Building power is a social, societal, institutional challenge.Observing the ever growing aggressivity against women around the world and targeting female street harassment in Mexico. In September 2015, Fusion commissioned the visual artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, 29, to travel to Mexico City andTHE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON CULTURAL CREATION · MARIANA MOURA SANTOSSmart Culture: Impact of the Internet on Artistic Creation