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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.
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CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
The Syracuse Press Club and The Stand, a local nonprofit news outlet, teamed up to teach high-school students the basics of journalism.
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.
“‘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.
ITVS will deactivate the streaming platform at the end of June.
America Amplified’s focus on the mechanics of voting highlighted the challenges of reaching beyond public media’s current audiences.
WERU’s “Maine: The Way Life Could Be” built on a Zoom conversation to explore climate change, affordable housing and other topics.
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.
The hyperlocal publication enlisted community members to tell the story of Bernard Cannon, who takes weapons off the streets of Syracuse’s South Side.
Nineteen stations are staging screenings, creating TikTok videos and highlighting student artwork, among other activities.
The costs of bad Latina/o/e/x outreach can be fatal for your organization’s strategy, writes Ernesto Aguilar.
The collaborative gatherings can generate content before, during and long after the event while growing trust and creating lasting connections.
The project aims to give audiences and communities “information they need to participate in the midterm elections,” says Managing Editor Alisa Barba.
Sixteen stations have received grants for screenings, trainings and panel discussions tied to the documentary.
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.
The Colorado Media Project grants will support initiatives at Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KSJD and KSUT.
Even with omicron surging, your newsroom can still engage new communities.
Southern California Public Radio received $230,000 for the yearlong project.
An ambitious multimedia initiative taught the Los Angeles station’s team “how to enrich our storytelling, broaden our relationships, and spark conversation.”
“The people that we cover need to have confidence that we are part of and care about their community and that we’re not just there to fill the airtime,” said News Director Vincent Duffy.