Citizen and community news
From stickers to suggestion boxes, centering audience in your growth
CivicLex is relaunching its website and newsletter: Here’s how community engagement came first.
12 community-centered news projects
From positivity polls to print editions and photo contests, newsrooms across the country tried a new-to-them idea.
Rural towns give rise to ‘volunteer journalism’
Community members step in when professional newsrooms die. News is driven by duty, not dollars.
Re-evaluating what news delivery looks like at CivicLex
Centering the community’s needs while finding an innovative format.
Atlanta POV: Listening to community at scale
Atlanta Civic Circle collaborated with Neighborhood Nexus to build a listening tool to bring in revenue and build connection.
The Care & Collaboration Toolkit
A new guide to implementing practices that care for, and center, journalists in news organizations.
Creative ways to connect your community with resources
A conversation with Adrienne Johnson Martin.
Create a community resource hub using a free interactive tool
From food assistance to translation services, how Canopy Atlanta shares resources.
Using zines to share public service, civic information
From printing on a budget to distributing strategically: what you need to know.
Can election season be less crazy?
An automation and AI experiment in real time.