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Community advisory committee do’s and don’ts
A community advisory committee can help a newsroom in various ways, from informing a newsroom on specific topics to helping guide news coverage.
Asset mapping 101
Asset mapping — identifying a community’s official and unofficial existing resources — can be an important groundwork for engagement.
Eight tips for hosting a successful, inclusive listening session
True or untrue, fair or unfair, what is being shared is the perception you are dealing with in the community. Learning about this is why you are there.
Andrea Wenzel on creating equitable news organizations
Andrea Wenzel is an associate professor in Temple University’s Department [...]
Building Accountability and Engagement in News
Sustainability cannot simply focus on finances. If we want to do better journalism, sustainability must also focus on building community, inside and outside of the newsroom.
Adaptive playbooks for uncertain times
Today, the playbook serves as an ethics document that explains how we care for the technology in our products and the humans building and using them.