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Q&A: Jesse Hardman on why collaborating with community members is the future of local news
By Will Fischer
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United States and United Kingdom programs strengthening local media.
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The Manager's Engagement Playbook
October 28, 2020
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A community-driven reporting flow that goes beyond “information needs”
How El Tímpano’s feedback loop is designed to address community questions and amplify community voices
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Podcast: The Listening Post Collective Listens to Local Media Mavens
Newsrooms are being pushed to confront their lack of diversity and grapple with ever present sustainability issues, and journalists around the US continue to cover BLM protests and the COVID-19 pandemic all the w
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The Listening Post Collective to Support and Grow Innovative Storytelling Project in New Orleans
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Internews’ Listening Post Collective will incubate Lede New Orleans, a startup community media organization led by former Times-Picayune journalist Jennifer Larino and filmmaker Ejaaz Mason.
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JMR’S Participatory Journalism Playbook
July 17, 2020
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Humboldt Area Foundation Launches Project to Support Local Media
(Internews and other regional partners are working with Access Humboldt to promote community voices to strengthen local media reporting and citizen journalism.)
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Grassroots Movements for Local News
Free Press’ News Voices project recently hosted a conversation with community organizers and journalists who are creating inspiring local-news initiatives from scratch.
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3 Ways Local News Initiatives Are Serving Crucial COVID-19 Information to People in News Deserts
Engagement collaborations, texting platforms, community media are trying to reach people in underserved communities where journalists are scarce.