Mission Metrics

The Oaklandside was founded on a commitment to listening. This is how we’re living up to that promise.

The Accountability Project

The Accountability Project is a recently launched investigative journalism unit at Connecticut Public Broadcasting. The three-person investigative reporting team produces short and long-form stories.

“By Every Measure”

“By Every Measure” is an episodic podcast exploring systemic racism, locally. The series examines Milwaukee’s racial inequities through the lenses of data, policy, storytelling and problem-solving.

“45 Days” and now “State Street” Podcast

KUER’s politics and government podcast and engagement initiatives provide a fun and accessible way to understand how bills become laws at the Utah Legislature and what they mean for the average person.

Recording Inclusivity Initiative

The Recording Inclusivity Initiative addresses the scarcity of classical music composers from historically excluded communities heard on the radio airwaves across the USA by producing new recordings.

Iowa Science Phenomena

Iowa Science Phenomena allows Iowa educators/scientific community to use and contribute user-generated, standards-aligned, Iowa-based phenomena through a free, publicly available web-based platform.

MISSING THEM

MISSING THEM is a collaborative journalism and community project to identify every New Yorker who died due to COVID-19 and write a story about them. The goal: to bring equity and inclusion in memorials.

Michigan Learning Channel

The Michigan Learning Channel is a 24/7 resource for PreK-12 students with curriculum-based content. Built to eliminate connection issues for Michigan students so they could keep learning at home.

Racism Unveiled

Racism Unveiled is a multi-platform storytelling project designed to unpack racism in Minnesota, empower BIPOC communities and allies to use their voices, and offer solutions to propel racial equity.

News414

News414 is a resident-centered project that uses text messages, social media and events to engage underserved audiences. We plug information and accountability gaps in highly segregated Milwaukee.

FIRSTHAND

WTTW believes stories can change lives. FIRSTHAND promotes empathy by humanizing complicated topics and shedding new light across digital and event platforms through intimate personal stories.

Homes

“Homes” presented personal stories from residents of Cleveland’s Woodhill Homes as it faced a complete rebuild. It also created space for community dialogue about public housing, race and poverty.

Decibel

Decibel is a community-led journalism project. We amplify diverse voices in Central Texas through in-depth listening and storytelling.

COVID Between the Coasts

CBC is a data and reporting collaboration between WNIN, the University of Evansville and ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest? It provides a unique set of data and reporting about the pandemic’s impact on the Midwest.

The Hidden Pandemic

The Hidden Pandemic, from Kansas City PBS, was multi-platform, community engagement project chronicling the hidden pandemic of mental illness during this unprecedented COVID year.

Amplifying Community Voices in Local Media

We find, support and amplify Utah’s diverse voices through journalistic storytelling. We do this in deep partnership with young journalists, local media, nonprofits and the communities they serve.

Granite State News Collaborative

We have created an infrastructure and communication system that allows more than 20 media, educational and community organizations to share and co-produce news for a statewide audiences.

New Jersey Sustainability Reporting Project

The New Jersey Sustainability Reporting project is a statewide news collaborative spearheaded by CivicStory. It generates local news stories about sustainability issues and actions required to resolve the climate crisis. Through 6-month fellowships, early to mid-career journalists report for diverse New Jersey newsrooms and help citizens shift from day-to-day thinking to longer-term consideration of the needs, health, and wellbeing of future generations.