Martin G. Reynolds of Digital First Media receives the SPJ NorCal Board of Directors’ Distinguished Service to Journalism Award. Reynolds is senior editor for community engagement and training for Bay Area News Group and Digital First Media, western region.
As former editor in chief of the Oakland Tribune, a lead editor of the Chauncey Bailey Project and co-founder of a Bay Area News Group-sponsored citizen journalism program called Oakland Voices, Reynolds has led Bay Area journalism initiatives to help news outlets stay relevant and connected to diverse communities. He has established himself as a leader by forging relationships with philanthropic and academic institutions to support innovative journalism and community engagement projects that bring light to under-reported stories. His work has spread beyond Oakland, as Voices has been replicated in Jackson, Miss., and most recently in Sacramento. Reynolds’ strategies around engagement and pushing news organizations to serve as conveners and facilitators of change have been hailed by his peers. Oakland Voices is now part of a national joint pilot project between ASNE and Journalism That Matters that explores and measures the impact of engagement on diverse communities.
Learn more about Oakland Voices through in the video below:
Martin G. Reynolds of Digital First Media receives the SPJ NorCal Board of Directors’ Distinguished Service to Journalism Award. Reynolds is senior editor for community engagement and training for Bay Area News Group and Digital First Media, western region.
As former editor in chief of the Oakland Tribune, a lead editor of the Chauncey Bailey Project and co-founder of a Bay Area News Group-sponsored citizen journalism program called Oakland Voices, Reynolds has led Bay Area journalism initiatives to help news outlets stay relevant and connected to diverse communities. He has established himself as a leader by forging relationships with philanthropic and academic institutions to support innovative journalism and community engagement projects that bring light to under-reported stories. His work has spread beyond Oakland, as Voices has been replicated in Jackson, Miss., and most recently in Sacramento. Reynolds’ strategies around engagement and pushing news organizations to serve as conveners and facilitators of change have been hailed by his peers. Oakland Voices is now part of a national joint pilot project between ASNE and Journalism That Matters that explores and measures the impact of engagement on diverse communities.
Learn more about Oakland Voices through in the video below:
Martin G. Reynolds of Digital First Media receives the SPJ NorCal Board of Directors’ Distinguished Service to Journalism Award. Reynolds is senior editor for community engagement and training for Bay Area News Group and Digital First Media, western region.
As former editor in chief of the Oakland Tribune, a lead editor of the Chauncey Bailey Project and co-founder of a Bay Area News Group-sponsored citizen journalism program called Oakland Voices, Reynolds has led Bay Area journalism initiatives to help news outlets stay relevant and connected to diverse communities. He has established himself as a leader by forging relationships with philanthropic and academic institutions to support innovative journalism and community engagement projects that bring light to under-reported stories. His work has spread beyond Oakland, as Voices has been replicated in Jackson, Miss., and most recently in Sacramento. Reynolds’ strategies around engagement and pushing news organizations to serve as conveners and facilitators of change have been hailed by his peers. Oakland Voices is now part of a national joint pilot project between ASNE and Journalism That Matters that explores and measures the impact of engagement on diverse communities.
Learn more about Oakland Voices through in the video below: