By Jennifer Neutel Community partner applauds newspaper for going beyond traditional reporting When Jennifer Leonard talks about her first contribution for the Unite Rochester website launch her voice is filled with emotion recalling a reader’s comment. Leonard’s blog started by sharing the story often referred to in history classes: that America is a land built … Continue reading Multi-platform news effort an ‘extraordinary commitment to the community’
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Internet Trends of 2014
Every year the preeminent Mary Meeker delivers her much anticipated “State of the Internet” presentation at the Code conference in California. Here are the slides from her talk, loaded with statistics on how the web is changing and where it might lead. Three key takeaways for journalists interested in community engagement: Mobile is still growing … Continue reading Internet Trends of 2014
Newspaper’s community-wide race conversations opening up dialogue
By Jennifer Neutel Community partner applauds news organization for ‘stepping out’ The YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County’s work on eliminating racism and empowering women is boosted by being a community partner of Unite Rochester, says Jean Carroll, the association’s president and CEO. The association is “absolutely thrilled” to be in conversation with people on … Continue reading Newspaper’s community-wide race conversations opening up dialogue
San Francisco Public Press coalesces community to take on affordable housing crisis
The San Francisco Public Press took their reporting on the issue of affordable housing in the Bay Area in a new direction Friday by bringing together housing-policy visionaries, advocates, experts and activists to Hack the Housing Crisis. The broad range of ideas and initiatives, which included everything from increasing legal support for evictions, lowering costs with … Continue reading San Francisco Public Press coalesces community to take on affordable housing crisis
Research indicates “solutions journalism” approach has better impact on readers
The Engaging News Project at the University of Texas at Austin conducted a study with the Solutions Journalism Network to see if articles written from a solutions oriented approach could have a more positive impact on readers and keep them more engaged with complex social issues. They found that readers of solutions journalism finished their … Continue reading Research indicates “solutions journalism” approach has better impact on readers
Keeping diversity front and center at The Seattle Times
By Jennifer Neutel Newspaper gains sense of being the hub of the community Keeping diversity of its staff and content front and center in discussions has helped The Seattle Times create more of a sense of “the newspaper as a hub of the community rather than a fortress,” says David Boardman, the paper’s past executive … Continue reading Keeping diversity front and center at The Seattle Times
San Francisco Public Press aims to “Hack the Housing Crisis”
By Jacob Caggiano UPDATE: Read the event summary and Storify page to see what transpired. DATE — Friday, June 13, 2014 TIME — 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. LOCATION — The Impact Hub, 901 Mission St., San Francisco QUESTIONS? — housinghack {at} sfpublicpress {dot} org News organizations are used to covering hackathons, but how about organizing … Continue reading San Francisco Public Press aims to “Hack the Housing Crisis”
Oakland resident gains confidence, skills through journalism training
By Jennifer Neutel Voices participant says experience a high point Since participating in a program that trains citizens to produce community journalism, Ronald Owens says he feels more confident to interview people and write a publishable story. Owens participated in the 2012 Oakland Voices class, a program run by the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism … Continue reading Oakland resident gains confidence, skills through journalism training
Empowering Communities Through Conversation: How do entrepreneurship and diversity intersect?
The We Create Here community engagement managers Sarah Binder and Kiran Sood invited candid reflections at an open discussion on diversity in entrepreneurship at a pre-conference workshop on May 14 at EntreFEST in Iowa City. Using an Open Space conversation format, the group focused on how to create a safe space for tough issues, which are … Continue reading Empowering Communities Through Conversation: How do entrepreneurship and diversity intersect?
Oakland Voices grad applies learning to her health sector job
By Jennifer Neutel Skills gained via program ‘invaluable’: Katherine Brown Katherine Brown says her Oakland Voices experience enabled a shift in her thinking around finding opportunities for positive relationships with the media in her public health sector work. Oakland Voices is a nine-month program that trains community members to produce news content for local news … Continue reading Oakland Voices grad applies learning to her health sector job