The project, conducted by UO students in partnership with local media, civic organizations, and tribal partners, included a co-designed survey with 787 validated responses and two public listening sessions held in Newport and Lincoln City.
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The Agora Journalism Center 2025 Annual Report-ish
Reflections on a year of listening, research, and collaboration to strengthen local news and civic life in Oregon
Assessing Oregon’s Local News & Information Ecosystem
Our updated 2025 report focuses again on the whole range of news outlets, from large to small, that provide original, civically relevant news
Advancing Community-Centered Journalism
A Practical Guide for a More Equitable and service-oriented form of Journalism
Redefining News: A Manifesto for Community-Centered Journalism
Community-focused model of journalism prioritizes listening to and collaborating with communities to produce relevant, equitable and impactful news and storytelling.
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?”
January 6th, Disinformation, & the Critical Role of Community-Centered News
Focusing on disinformation turns our attention away from its opposite: high quality, fact-based, inclusive, and trusted information
Our Renewed Vision
We believe that vibrant local information ecosystems are critical to civic health—the ability of communities to work together to address shared problems.