Engagement
MPR and nonprofit Braver Angels want Minnesotans to ‘disagree better’ about politics
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In a pivotal election year, a unique partnership is helping depolarize communities and political reporting.
Engagement
How Vermont Public is creating community picnics to engage its audience
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On a recent episode of the podcast “Better News,” Amy Zielinski, senior event producer for Vermont Public, discussed her station’s live events strategy and what it learned from participating in a five-month event sprint.
Programs/Content
StoryCorps scales up initiative to bridge political divides
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The One Small Step projects aims to help participants realize that “no matter what side you are on across the political spectrum, most people are just sane, normal human beings and that our neighbors are not our enemies,” says StoryCorps founder and president Dave Isay.
Engagement
How GBH is showcasing Gen Z in political conversations
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“The No. 1 lesson is that this demographic of people, Gen Z, are starved for connection and they really want to talk about politics!”
Programs/Content
America Amplified focuses 2024 election project on underserved communities
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CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
Education
How the Syracuse Journalism Lab is diversifying local reporting while training young journalists
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The Syracuse Press Club and The Stand, a local nonprofit news outlet, teamed up to teach high-school students the basics of journalism.
Engagement
How tech challenges are hindering the practice of engaged journalism
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While tools to engage community members in journalism are growing, they aren’t necessarily designed with the goals of innovative newsrooms in mind. And many of these tools don’t talk to one another.
Engagement
Beyond translation: How WNIJ created content specifically for the Latinx community
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“‘If you build it, they will come’ isn’t really a strong strategy in an era of competing algorithms and news consumption silos,” said News Director Jenna Dooley.
Programs/Content
Stations seek alternatives as ITVS plans to shut down OVEE platform
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ITVS will deactivate the streaming platform at the end of June.
Programs/Content
What America Amplified learned about engagement during the midterm elections
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America Amplified’s focus on the mechanics of voting highlighted the challenges of reaching beyond public media’s current audiences.
Engagement
How a community radio station got help from listeners in covering what matters to Mainers
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WERU’s “Maine: The Way Life Could Be” built on a Zoom conversation to explore climate change, affordable housing and other topics.
Engagement
Stations engage underrepresented communities with election resources
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Public broadcasters have been preparing underserved communities for Tuesday’s elections with projects focused on where and how to vote, as well as topics they’ll find on the ballot.
Engagement
For Syracuse’s The Stand, a resident’s crusade against violence became a story with impact
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The hyperlocal publication enlisted community members to tell the story of Bernard Cannon, who takes weapons off the streets of Syracuse’s South Side.
Engagement
MPT grants boost local engagement campaigns around Douglass, Tubman documentaries
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Nineteen stations are staging screenings, creating TikTok videos and highlighting student artwork, among other activities.
Engagement
Got a plan to engage Latino audiences? Test your big ideas against this checklist before moving forward
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The costs of bad Latina/o/e/x outreach can be fatal for your organization’s strategy, writes Ernesto Aguilar.
Engagement
How organizing a Photo Walk can build community and engage your audience
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The collaborative gatherings can generate content before, during and long after the event while growing trust and creating lasting connections.
Programs/Content
For midterms, America Amplified will use community engagement to answer questions about voting
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The project aims to give audiences and communities “information they need to participate in the midterm elections,” says Managing Editor Alisa Barba.
Engagement
Engagement campaign around ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ documentary promotes awareness of youth mental illness
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Sixteen stations have received grants for screenings, trainings and panel discussions tied to the documentary.
Engagement
How CapRadio involved survivors in coverage of sexual assault
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The station relied on participatory journalism to inform its project “After the Assault,” which examined how support systems fall short in helping survivors heal and find justice.
System/Policy
Grants to Colorado radio stations will aid community engagement, elevate Indigenous voices
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The Colorado Media Project grants will support initiatives at Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KSJD and KSUT.