Tag: Sarah Alvarez
Building trust begins by listening — But it only grows when newsrooms give back
Closing the loop with the communities we serve reminds people that their voices matter—and that through collaboration, real progress and change actually happen.
The case for treating the news like a campaign
At Outlier Media, Sarah Alvarez learned that making an impact for low-income Detroiters meant reporting on complex problems and not letting up.
VERDAD is tackling the blind spot in the fight against radio disinformation
Radio remains one of the most trusted and accessible sources of information for immigrant communities in the U.S., especially among Latino listeners, but its affordability, accessibility, and the wide reach of live broadcasts also make it a powerful vehicle for spreading misinformation.
A roadmap for a way out of this mess
New report helps chart a path away from local news of old toward civic information systems.
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.
‘We are going to help people get free’
Using news and information tools to stretch far past incremental change by waking a radical imagination.
Replacing the news
Action is urgent but we lack compelling visions for the news and information ecosystems our communities deserve.