Tag: Engagement
New Hampshire Public Radio launches climate change project ‘By Degrees’
Reporters are using engagement strategies and a “human-centered” focus to build audience.Newsrooms ramp up audience engagement tactics for coronavirus coverage
Public media's largest and smallest newsrooms find that coverage shaped by listeners and readers invites more participation and builds trust.Station town halls on racial justice go virtual amid coronavirus concerns
With social distancing making in-person conversations difficult, stations are turning to online platforms to engage with audiences around issues of race and ...How PBS Utah is helping local book clubs confront challenging issues
"The overwhelming response showed me that people don’t just want to be entertained and chat with their friends — they want to ...TV stations ramp up local productions tied to women’s suffrage movement
Building on the theme of PBS' summer schedule, education specialists aim to bring voices of more women into learning media.KMUW’s ‘Democracy on Tap’ assembles new town square with happy-hour vibe
Wichita is a ”big little city with real issues and ambitions,” says Sarah Jane Crespo. She created events where listeners learn about ...With a community fair, California’s CapRadio tests a new approach to local reporting
By teaming up with an elementary school, the station drew out residents' memories and thoughts about an often misunderstood neighborhood.By tapping a community’s knowledge, ‘Lunch & Listen’ events can make your journalism better
Informal gatherings with residents of a South Sacramento neighborhood helped Capital Public Radio set the editorial direction for a new podcast while ...Milwaukee PBS teams up with newspaper chain to help communities address teen suicide
“It makes me really hopeful to see collaborations like this happen because they help us accomplish more than ... we’d be able ...Connecticut Public partners with Norwalk library for education expansion
The partnership, initiated last fall, extends CP’s educational initiative for high school students and veterans into a third city and the first ...To redesign education coverage, start by doing your homework
How KPCC used design thinking to extend the reach and impact of its coverage of early childhood education.6 tips for holding a public media listening tour
"Don’t try to tack listening onto a performance or 'normal' event — make listening the entire point."How ‘engaged’ radio journalism helped a community tackle suicide
Capital Public Radio relied on live events, local experts and media partnerships to examine a taboo topic in California’s rural Amador County.Alaska station’s forums ‘break down walls’ between community members
The winner of Current's Local That Works contest, Alaska Public Media's "Community in Unity" events tackled topics including racism, immigration and incarceration.KUOW podcast engages local audience with practical tips for fighting workplace sexism
Fans of "Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace" "find something in it that resonates with them, makes them feel like they are ...
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