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tandfonline.comThe death of the obituary matters because local features can be an antidote to the trends of polarization and demonization. Cable news dehumanizes. Community news can rehumanize.
Steven Waldman • How high school sports coverage can save democracy - Poynter
We asked 5,000 people across the country what they want from local news. Here’s what we learned. - American Journalism Project
theajp.orgThe relationship between journalism and the people it aims to serve is broken. But we can heal it if we learn to put audiences and communities at the centre of everything we do. The News Alchemists newsletter wants to help you to do just that.
News Alchemists #20: "Why create a need when you can meet a need?"
We’ve said this a hundred times before, but it’s always worth repeating: the world’s biggest news organisations aren’t reflecting the world. They are reflecting what’s dramatic, rare, and cheap enough to turn into a story. If you’re after an accurate picture of what’s getting worse, or what’s improving, you’ll need to look somewhere other than the... See more
I was struck by how natural the idea of serving the public felt inside libraries. I had spent much of my career pushing, prodding, arguing, fighting, pleading and even begging for community participation in journalism. And yet, despite claiming to be “the voice of the people,” many news organizations are incredibly hesitant or don’t actually want... See more
The Jersey Bee – About Us
jerseybee.orgdoing interesting participatory stuff
Public safety is one of Detroiters’ top concerns
outliermedia.orgSurveys to help communities see themselves