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Citizen and community news

Community-centered news with a nonprofit twist
May 19, 2022
Citizen and community news

Community-centered news with a nonprofit twist

As newspapers continue to search for an ideal path forward, the vanguards of some of the newest experiments in nonprofit news are surprisingly old fashioned.

Newspaper on a bus seat featuring a photo of a young black woman. Photo: Julia Sabiniarz | Unsplash
May 17, 2022
Citizen and community news

Community newspapers can tap into community development financing

It requires more than a solid strategy and good pitch deck. Publishers need to think about capacity and a new ethos.

Tiny News Collective
April 11, 2022
Citizen and community news

RJI announces funding for three of this year’s Tiny News Collective founding newsrooms

In partnership with the Tiny News Collective, which supports the development of collaborative community newsrooms, The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism today announced the three startup news organizations it is supporting through a total of $300,000 in funding over two years.

Yvette Casteneda addresses the panel of journalists at the Covering Your Community first event Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at St. Agnes of Bohemia School in Little Village in Chicago. Photo: Raquel Zaldivar
January 4, 2022
Citizen and community news

Creating a toolkit for impactful conversations between journalists and the communities they serve

The Covering Your Community project continues with planning for another event in the new year, this one to be held in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, a predominantly Black community area with a significant poverty rate.

Covering your community
November 23, 2021
Citizen and community news

What makes a conversation between community members and journalists impactful?

Our lessons will go into a toolkit for newsrooms to foster conversation and relationships.

Stark Reality by Marcus Henderson | Art by O. Smith
September 1, 2021
Citizen and community news

Collaborations are critical in building a network of prison correspondents

Finding a strategic framework for the Prison Journalism Project.

Laura N. Rodríguez Presa discusses topic ideas August 5 in Chicago. Photo: Erin Hooley
August 25, 2021
Citizen and community news

Creating opportunities for conversations with community

What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? Has editorial coverage been helpful or harmful to the community?

Who’s building my city? This local service journalism tool will help residents find answers
August 17, 2021
Citizen and community news

Who’s building my city? This local service journalism tool will help residents find answers

The Detroit Development Tracker will put data into the hands of those most affected.

How texting can help boost your service journalism efforts
August 2, 2021
Citizen and community news

How texting can help boost your service journalism efforts

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting’s partner, News 414, is trying Public Input to talk to readers and help them find resources for housing, food pantries, or even speak directly to a reporter.

The Uproot Project wants race and class at the forefront of environmental reporting
July 27, 2021
Citizen and community news

The Uproot Project wants race and class at the forefront of environmental reporting

“The old narrative doesn’t work anymore — it never did. It’s time to take it out by its roots, and start anew.”

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