Eight years of listening to 2,118 Oregonians, across seven information needs assessments, reveals what people need from local news to take part in civic life. This report introduces the eight civic jobs they described and the Civic Story Rubric behind the Oregon Civic Beat and Newsstand.
Topic: Listening
Conversations with Listeners
Listeners Podcast is a show about the craft and power of listening. We talk with media and communication experts, thought leaders, doers, and innovators whose ideas can amplify the quality of our dialogue and interactions.
Front 50: Listening at the Frontlines of Journalism’s Future
Front 50 marked the Agora Journalism Center’s inaugural gathering, serving as a foundational event to listen, learn, and establish our direction. We convened 50 community leaders, journalists, technologists, philanthropists, and civic innovators from across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Our objective was not to provide definitive answers, but to identify the most pressing questions.