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The bridge role: How newsrooms can connect immigrant communities with decision-makers
We built an editorial product to promote change and connect communities that have unequal access to power.
Migrant Roots Media uproots migration narratives
Roxana Bendezú migrated to the United States for the first time at the age of 14 from Lima, Peru, and later returned at 20. Bendezú is the founder and executive director of Migrant Roots Media, a multilingual multimedia platform that seeks to uncover the root causes of global migration through the voices of migrants, the … Continued
Should journalists try to make change in the world?
We already are, we just don’t call it that.
RJI webinar: Learn how to host a community journalism training to keep local journalism thriving
Do you want to have a hand in training and inspiring the next generation of journalists in your local community?
New tool combines AI, human judgment to create video highlights from public meetings
How Illinois Times is using SeeGov to expand city council coverage.
Taking public meeting notes to TikTok — and making it actionable
How to experiment with video formats for the Documenters program.
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.