Citizen and community news
Planning a community pop-up event? Start by talking to local organizers
A conversation with Maya Chupkov, founder of the Proud Stutter podcast.
Low-lift events that can spark meaningful storytelling and community connection
Lessons learned when we invited the community to write heartfelt letters In an effort to foster community engagement and connection, the Innovation in Focus team partnered with Vox Magazine on a multimedia story that came from a community pop-up event. After seeing examples of moving storytelling from newsrooms like El Tímpano, where their team gathered … Continued
Introducing the Local News Go Bag Toolkit
This resource provides news outlets with a set of tools and templates to begin preparing and refining their emergency coverage.
Introducing the Community Sports Reporting toolkit
The Community Sports Reporting toolkit and playbook are now available to all news outlets and individuals.
Introducing the Pop-up Community Newsroom Toolkit
A tool for inspiring small newsrooms to strengthen ties with local experts and collaboratively produce in-depth local journalism.
How newsrooms can reimagine community safety at events
A conversation with Mariah Castañeda, LA Public Press.
Introducing: A bilingual guide for journalists covering Latino and Spanish-speaking communities
Tips, tools, data and useful sources for your coverage.
Would you try this new in-depth local reporting tool?
A fellow local news entrepreneur is excited about the concept of pop-up newsrooms but worries about adding to the ‘mental load’ of small newsroom leaders.
Team agreements, consensus and ongoing dialogue
How Mutante’s commitment to collaboration shapes their internal culture.
Lawmakers wander into news deserts
Seeing the link with democracy, legislators put forward bills to protect local news.