Engaging around Elections

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Covering election security & integrity

How to “pre-bunk” misinformation about voting before it spreads.

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Latinos & Elections

¡Lotería! How to check all the boxes with your Latinx election coverage

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Using social media during election season

Tips for making it accessible, relatable, and actionable.

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Lessons for Vermont Public from a Citizens Agenda approach to primary elections

When it comes to covering elections differently this year, one brave little station has been pushing the envelope since the primaries.

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How (and why) to create a voter guide to local and state judicial elections

Voters often encounter a list of judicial candidates on their ballot, but how do they choose if they don’t know who the candidates are or what kinds of work they do?

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San Francisco’s KALW takes public service journalism seriously

“If you focus on your mission and how you are serving your audience, that story will have resonance in the community and will allow you to build from there.”

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Election 2024 Training Sessions

America Amplified’s six-part intensive training is designed to equip stations with the skills, knowledge and tools they need to reach, build trust, and engage with current and new audiences. The Election 2024 Initiative will empower stations to address information needs related to voting in the primary and general for current and new audiences by responding to questions and ensuring that voters can confidently participate in the 2024 general elections.

Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, we collected stories of how people in cities, towns, regions across the country are contributing to their communities… uniting them. With all the talk of democracy under threat, America Amplified stations wanted to see what was working.