Oakland Voices co-founder receives SPJ award

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 … Continue reading Oakland Voices co-founder receives SPJ award

Session looks to inspire, connect editors around community engagement

By Jennifer Neutel ASNE, Journalism That Matters project will share insights, invite others to get involved As news editors from across the country convene next week, those involved in hosting a session on Growing Audience through Engaging Communities hope to see attendees inspired by experiments from their colleagues and motivated to try new ways of … Continue reading Session looks to inspire, connect editors around community engagement

St. Louis Public Radio To Host #BeyondFerguson Community Discussion With NPR’s Michel Martin

See our coverage on how the event’s success and how it came together Join St. Louis Public Radio and community leaders for a conversation about race, law enforcement and more. WHO: A panel of local community leaders: NPR host Michel Martin Daniel Isom, professor of policing and the community at UMSL and retired St. Louis police … Continue reading St. Louis Public Radio To Host #BeyondFerguson Community Discussion With NPR’s Michel Martin

Telling stories of journalists engaging their communities

By Peggy Holman Journalism That Matters (JTM) started this blog to make visible the work journalists are doing to engage their communities as a way to share good ideas. We hope it inspires conversations about how to engage around a challenging subject in the process. The inspiration came when one of the sites we are … Continue reading Telling stories of journalists engaging their communities

Lessons from Ferguson on Engagement

The Engagement Hub is an interactive platform to support peer-to-peer learning among people in news organizations who want to more authentically connect with their communities. The hub works by involving its members in sharing stories and resources, connecting with each other as learning partners, and developing their skills for engaging community. Tell us if your … Continue reading Lessons from Ferguson on Engagement

Help us help you grow a more diverse and engaged audience

Posted by Peggy Holman Whether you are considering a new venture or whether you’ve been at it for years, we want to accelerate everyone’s effectiveness by doing what Journalism That Matters has always done: connecting people with each other and linking them to what’s happening around the country with journalism innovations that support diverse communities … Continue reading Help us help you grow a more diverse and engaged audience

ASNE newsroom census prompts diversity and engagement conversations, possibilities

By Jennifer Neutel UNITY, ASNE and JTM project leaders express interest in collaborating Last week’s release of the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) 2014 Newsroom Census prompted new discussions and possible collaborations between organization leaders to move forward on diversity and engagement goals. The census revealed the number of minority journalists in daily-newspaper newsrooms … Continue reading ASNE newsroom census prompts diversity and engagement conversations, possibilities

Global Media Forum workshop a unique community-building exercise

By Jennifer Neutel ‘Everyone in the workshop was simultaneously a student and a teacher’ A workshop on news organizations as participants in community-building modelled its own message at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany June 30, by facilitating small group discussions that created deep connections amongst participants. Each of the five facilitators in the … Continue reading Global Media Forum workshop a unique community-building exercise

University of Oregon names their new Chair of Journalism Innovation and Civic Engagement

Andrew DeVigal helped the The New York Times win their first ever Emmy in 2010 with the immersive “One in 8 Million” collection of audio and photographs, sharing a glimpse into the fascinating characters that inhabit New York City. Later, his department at The Times took home a second Emmy for “A Year at War,” … Continue reading University of Oregon names their new Chair of Journalism Innovation and Civic Engagement

Global Media Forum workshop to explore applying community-building practices

By Jennifer Neutel ‘We think that local information creation needs to be redefined at a very fundamental level’ Chuck Peters is co-facilitating a June 30 workshop at The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum on applying community-building practices to a news media company that will take a different approach. The workshop Peters is involved in will have participants … Continue reading Global Media Forum workshop to explore applying community-building practices

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