{"id":41965,"date":"2024-09-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=41965"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:43:38","slug":"who-is-government-series-the-washington-post-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/who-is-government-series-the-washington-post-event-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Who is Government?\u2019 Recognizing America&#8217;s unsung heroes with The Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-although-they-often-go-unnoticed-public-servants-are-the-heartbeat-of-our-nation\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-transform:none\">Although they often go unnoticed, public servants are the heartbeat of our nation.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That was the message conveyed at \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/washington-post-live\/2024\/09\/10\/michael-lewis-w-kamau-bell-untold-story-public-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honoring Public Service: The Untold Stories<\/a>,\u201d an event hosted by The Washington Post to mark the launch of its new series spearheaded by best-selling author Michael Lewis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWho Is Government?\u201d serves as a reminder to understand and appreciate the individuals who make it function. <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/protecting-democracy\/#who-is-government\">The series<\/a> features stories by seven writers who set out to find \u201cthe essential public servant\u201d and shine a light on the individuals behind the scenes responsible for some of the government\u2019s most remarkable achievements. During the event, Lewis, and fellow authors W. Kamau Bell and Geraldine Brooks, sat down with David Shipley, opinion editor of The Washington Post, to discuss these outstanding public servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ: Who is Government? A series by the Washington Post<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/michael-lewis-chris-marks-the-canary-who-is-government\/\">The Canary<\/a> | Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of Labor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/casey-cep-ronald-walters-the-sentinel-who-is-government\/\">The Sentinel<\/a> | Casey Cep on Ronald E. Walters of the National Cemetery Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/dave-eggers-jet-propulsion-laboratory-nasa-who-is-government\/\">The Searchers<\/a> | Dave Eggers on NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/john-lanchester-consumer-price-index-who-is-government\/\">The Number<\/a> | John Lanchester on the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/cyber-sleuth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cyber Sleuth<\/a> | Geraldine Brooks on Jarod Koopman of the Internal Revenue Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/sarah-vowell-national-archives-digitization-records-smartphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Equalizer<\/a> | Sarah Vowell on the National Archives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/rookie\/?itid=sf_opinions_top-table-all-collex_p001_f001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rookie<\/a>&nbsp;| W. Kamau Bell on he Department of Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/interactive\/2024\/michael-lewis-conclusion-who-is-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directions to a Journalistic Gold Mine<\/a> | Michael Lewis on the series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Empowering young storytellers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A main topic discussed was the challenge of making stories about public servants compelling in a digital age that often prioritizes sensational content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell, an author and filmmaker, said he was inspired to join the series after conversations with his goddaughter, a paralegal at the Justice Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of using <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/our-solutions\/rebuilding-trust-in-government\/government-success-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">storytelling to reveal the human side of government<\/a>, particularly at a time when public servants are often vilified or ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also stressed the need to bring these stories into the mainstream by <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/using-social-media-to-engage-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leveraging young storytellers and social media<\/a>. \u201cThere are plenty of them, and they are amazing,\u201d he said, referring to young content creators who are often dismissed despite their creativity and potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell believes that using modern platforms is crucial to reconnecting the public with the government and showing that public servants, like most of us, are just \u201cpeople trying to do a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uncovering-the-human-side-of-public-service\"><strong>Uncovering the human side of public service<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Geraldine Brooks, another author in the series, shared her experience writing about one of the government\u2019s least popular agencies: the IRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooks focused on Jared Koopman, the head of the IRS\u2019 Criminal Investigations Division who was instrumental in bringing down the Silk Road, a notorious online black market. Known for her meticulous journalistic approach, Brooks emphasized the importance of &#8220;putting in the time&#8221; to get to know public servants like Koopman on a deeper level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In telling a positive story about an individual in one of the least popular federal agencies, Brooks wanted to humanize the government, delving into a public servant who strives to make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alluding to the human side of government, one audience member noted, \u201cGovernment is the tool which we use to tackle shared problems. It was made by people, and therefore has all the things which are amazing about people as well as all our flaws.\u201d Lewis agreed, stating that when stories about public servants are told well, they resonate with\u2014and inspire\u2014readers because they perfectly capture the essence of people who find deep meaning in their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Lewis, W. 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