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A packed recent Detroit City Council meeting. Photo: Malak Silmi
October 18, 2022
Citizen and community news

Why showing up is powerful

Let’s build a future where more productive civic engagement is a duty for newsrooms and an opportunity for our communities.

Three teens get ready to record an interview in the library at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle, Washington during a RadioActive Youth Media podcasting workshop on April 15, 2021. Photo: Megan Sobchuk
October 17, 2022
Citizen and community news

Facilitating media-making workshops with youth who are incarcerated

11 tips for getting started.

Could local newsrooms become more sustainable if they add more AI tools to their practice? Image created in Canva
October 13, 2022
Citizen and community news

Why local news should be utilizing AI

How you’re already using it and how it can help your newsroom.

Crow tribal members Jay Harris, Rose Real Bird, Luella Brien and Olivia WIlliamson participate in a panel discussion at the Opening of the Apsaalooké Women and Warriors exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies.
October 12, 2022
Citizen and community news

Founding Four Points

A community centered newsroom on the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana.

Borderless Magazine’s Engagement Reporter Diane Bou Khalil and Art Director Michelle Kanaar talk to migrants getting off buses at Chicago Union Station in September. Photo by Jesus J. Montero for Borderless Magazine
October 11, 2022
Citizen and community news

Why your news outlet needs an on-the-ground strategy

Borderless Magazine’s Diane Bou Khalil shares guidance for meeting community members where they’re at.

Bevin Christie
October 10, 2022
Citizen and community news

Newsrooms’ service roles need to be grounded in community relationships

Building trust in a community requires listening and unlearning: a discussion with Bevin Christie.

Brandon Silvers (right) and John Wilson (left), director of community engagement for Charleston Batter, discuss sports at a live recording of Beyond the Arc with Brandon Silvers, at The Alley Charleston, a local food and entertainment venue. Photo: Fernando Soto | TPB
October 6, 2022
Citizen and community news

The People’s Beat: Finding the right pace as a startup newsroom

Diversifying tasks and coverage while finding solutions to the challenges of being a startup led by people of color.

Missouri on Mic: History is today
October 5, 2022
Citizen and community news

‘Nobody wants to hear what I have to say…’

Making community connection the lede.

Illustration of a money bag, a clock and a person considering something.
October 4, 2022
Citizen and community news

Local news leadership transitions require budgets, bandwidth and a breadth of skills

Sara Shahriari of INN shares insights on the challenges of succession planning for nonprofit news organizations.

A flow chart of text boxes and arrows shows a progression of messages and triggering criteria, from a welcome message to a list of resources.
October 3, 2022
Citizen and community news

Creating an affordable text system for your community centered newsroom

SMS systems are often expensive, pay per a text plans can make it affordable.

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