We’re excited to partner with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Open Signal, the City of Portland and Multnomah County to host the October 1 event “Understand Ranked Choice Voting and the 2024 Election in Portland.”
Source: Andrew DeVigal
Engaging the Emergence of Civic Media Ecosystems
As a precursor to the Online News Association’s national conference in Philadelphia, 120 community-driven innovators assembled at Temple University to address this question: “How do we advance journalism for all?”
Shifting from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance widens the lens of what’s possible
How listening sessions and a statewide media collaboration in Oregon can help re-earn the trust of the public
Finding Reason in Difficult Conversations
Thanksgiving, an opportunity to express our gratitude over a meal, can also be a time for us to find common ground with those with different perspectives.
The Continuum of Engagement
The question we often forget to ask ourselves is: How can we motivate more journalists (and journalism students) to put the community at the center of their work, be better listeners, and understand more precisely the needs of the public? Until we can think of the public not just as “audiences” and “consumers,” but also as experts and partners in the communities we aim to serve, we shouldn’t expect to receive the public’s complete trust.