Reporters and Producers
As a reporter, you understand that your journalism depends upon engaging with a wide range of sources to get to truth and understanding.
That often means paying keen attention to and developing relationships with people in power, focusing on their motivations and observations.
Community engagement journalism asks you to flip the script in your approach to coverage. Instead of prioritizing people in power, listen, listen and listen again to community members’ concerns and aspirations, what they say they need from powerful people and institutions, and what strengths they celebrate as a community.
Maybe you already approach your stories this way, but challenge yourself to go further. This section will help you learn more about your blindspots and biases, try new things and take an innovative approach to your coverage.
The following strategies, tools and personal stories from the field will help you:
Identify and overcome personal biases that affect your work.
Meaningfully connect and foster trust with the communities you cover.
Deepen your understanding of communities and therefore pave the way for better journalism.
Cultivate feedback loops with long-lasting benefits to your journalism and your newsroom.
Ready to continue your journey?
