You’ve read and researched, hopefully, how someone in the job you hold can support community engaged journalism and how producers and reporters can actually begin engaging with audiences and the broader community.
This section of the playbook give you practical tools to do all of this: Source diversity tracking tools and advice; an overview of specific digital and in-person strategies such as texting, convenings, digital engagement; worksheets, planners and survey templates; a guide to reaching Spanish-speaking communities and finally the Ultimate Community Engagement Reading List, with enough content to keep you reading and learning through the next year or two.
The reading list is annotated and divided by subject matter, so look for what you need and dive deep into what practitioners and experts have learned. Enjoy!
Tracking the diversity of your sources helps you be a news organization that reflects the community you serve.
This playbook references various tools you can use in your engagement process. Here’s a summary.
Download these worksheets, samples and planners to help guide your community engagement journalism.
Our suggested readings on journalism, community engagement, journalistic integrity and more.
Learn more about how to reach non-English speaking communities in this guide.
Learn about how you can start tracking the impact your engagement work has in your community.
Learn more about how to host a town hall, forum and other listening sessions
Learn how you can make your own playbook to help operationalize engagement in your newsroom.
Learn how to better address your community’s information needs during elections.
