Author: Lamar
Launching the Arts Journalism Initiative
Faced with a declining landscape for traditional arts coverage, shrinking newsroom budgets and an explosive rise in digital influencers filling the vacuum, 2025-2026 Residential RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel set out to look for solutions that preserve the quality and integrity of arts and culture journalism. Ritzel, a freelance arts and entertainment reporter and longtime contributor … Continued
New research reveals who young adults choose to deliver news when AI gives them control
Popular choices? AI anchors who look like the study participants and those who look like prototypical broadcasters.
The Bridge (RiverWise)
I teamed up with an after school program to have a listening session with students about what they want to see in the news, and then the students created our April newsletter.
Reinterpretar/APFJ
Reinterpretar partnered with Factchequeado to lead a workshop at the Queens Museum about how to identify misinformation and improve your information diet.
The Edge
The Edge has been the only outlet to break stories in important land use events locally, and to continue following the stories at every stage.
The Post and Courier
We wanted to craft a space where a community was involved in our journalism from start to finish and center that effort around a listening project.
J. The Jewish News of Northern California
In honor of J.’s 130 year legacy of prolific archives and serving the Bay Area Jewish community, I created an event centering community stories, archives and local history on Mar 22.
12 innovative community news projects that built trust and relationships
From student-led newsletters to cafecitos and audio history, the Community-Centered Symposium helped newsrooms and support orgs connect with their communities.
Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds brought back our virtual workshops focused on audio journalism techniques, “Interviewing for Audio” — a two-day course.
Charlottesville Tomorrow
Community Engagement Lead Sabrina Feggans and Community Editor Atlee Webber piloted a new, traveling community engagement series called Coffee & Conversation.