By Jennifer Neutel Brenda Payton says she feels encouraged and excited by what she’s seeing in her first weeks as coordinator of Oakland Voices, a nine-month community journalism program engaging 12 East Oakland citizens. The Voices correspondents learn writing, photography and video skills and tell the stories of their communities. Their work is published on … Continue reading Community journalism program addressing diversity disconnect
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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
Engage 1.2: A newsletter by Journalism that Matters and the Engagement Hub
By Josh Wolf Welcome to Engage, a newsletter for the communities of Journalism that Matters and the Engagement Hub. Engage offers a quick look at the week in journalism with a focus on diversity and exploring what’s working in today’s news ecology. In this week’s issue we’ll look at new innovations in online comments, exciting … Continue reading Engage 1.2: A newsletter by Journalism that Matters and the Engagement Hub
Video project to promote fair housing in Cedar Rapids inspires We Create Here team to get involved
Posted by Jennifer Neutel Commission and media company collaborating on community project A video contest hosted by the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission to promote fair housing now has a team from The Gazette Company involved. Members of the media company’s We Create Here effort are saying they’re honored to have been invited to help … Continue reading Video project to promote fair housing in Cedar Rapids inspires We Create Here team to get involved
United leaders key for news organizations’ community engagement efforts
By Jennifer Neutel Editor, publisher and editorial page editor need to be on same page: James Lawrence The Democrat and Chronicle’s editorial page editor James Lawrence says the entire Unite Rochester effort is a “huge opportunity” for the newspaper to create change.Starting his journalism career in the 1970s, Lawrence says similar to a lot of … Continue reading United leaders key for news organizations’ community engagement efforts
Canadian radio journalist launches program to feature local immigrants
By Jennifer Neutel Canadian radio journalist Leah Shaw is launching a new program that will feature the individual stories of immigrants living in her hometown of Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The goal is to provide a more multifaceted perspective of the community of 17,000 and help people better understand the “richness of individuals” who live … Continue reading Canadian radio journalist launches program to feature local immigrants
Newspaper series brings sensitivities to light
Handling sensitive content, navigating new relationships among challenges Unite Rochester ran a couple of stories in June around a flashpoint issue: people part of a Bhutanese and Nepalese refugee community feeling targeted and preyed on by African-Americans expressed mounting anger that was about to hit a breaking point. The refugees had been reluctant to go … Continue reading Newspaper series brings sensitivities to light
Editorial ‘listening tours’ engage community in creating change
By Jennifer Neutel ‘I don’t know if we can ever declare victory, but the train has left the station’ When the editorial board at the Democrat and Chronicle embarked on hosting “listening tours” — encouraging readers to attend various meetings and discuss community issues related to race and poverty — initially only a handful of … Continue reading Editorial ‘listening tours’ engage community in creating change
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