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Dispatches from LAist (Southern California Public Radio) journalists—what we’ve learned and what we’re up to.
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How Tech Challenges Are Hindering the Practice of Engaged Journalism
How Tech Challenges Are Hindering the Practice of Engaged Journalism
Why getting engagement tech stacks right is critical to expanding this work
Ashley Alvarado
Jun 30
Defining Engagement
Defining Engagement
One hurdle to operationalizing engagement? Getting to a shared definition.
Ashley Alvarado
Jun 12
Advice for public radio stations: why we can’t keep treating digital members like radio listeners
Advice for public radio stations: why we can’t keep treating digital members like radio listeners
As linear radio audiences decline, there is urgency around finding members on digital platforms.
Kristen Muller
May 17
Entry points, on-ramps, and waypoints: How KPCC/LAist is trying to help Angelenos engage with their…
Entry points, on-ramps, and waypoints: How KPCC/LAist is trying to help Angelenos engage with their…
Our relevance and sustainability is intimately connected to how many people are active in public life and therefore seeking information…
Ariel Zirulnick
Sep 21, 2022
Our newsroom’s mission: uncovering LA (with your help)
Our newsroom’s mission: uncovering LA (with your help)
You deserve great local news — and we need your help to find those stories.
Megan Garvey
Jun 3, 2019
KPCC studied how to cover the 2020 census so you don’t have to
KPCC studied how to cover the 2020 census so you don’t have to
A playbook for reporters interested in reaching people at risk of being undercounted
David Rodriguez
Feb 25, 2019
How do you redesign your education coverage? Start by doing your homework
How do you redesign your education coverage? Start by doing your homework
When California Governor Gavin Newsom took office in January 2019, he declared early childhood education his priority. The news came as no…
Ashley Alvarado
Feb 15, 2019
How KPCC turned to snail mail and email to reach new audiences
How KPCC turned to snail mail and email to reach new audiences
In 2018, early childhood education and development reporter Priska Neely spent months reporting on the black infant mortality crisis in…
Ashley Alvarado
Feb 20, 2019
Meet the team: Stefanie Ritoper on the newsroom experiment of engaging parents and caregivers
Meet the team: Stefanie Ritoper on the newsroom experiment of engaging parents and caregivers
The work emerges from a human-centered design process to help KPCC rethink its approach to early childhood education coverage.
Stefanie Ritoper
Apr 18, 2019
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How we will cover the climate emergency at KPCC/LAist
How we will cover the climate emergency at KPCC/LAist
Human-centered design guided us toward a new set of guidelines for covering the climate emergency.
Ariel Zirulnick
Sep 20, 2022
We distributed thousands of college guides across California. Here’s what we learned.
We distributed thousands of college guides across California. Here’s what we learned.
The work to distribute ‘The Adult’s Guide For Getting To College In California’ took our paper distribution efforts to a new level.
Adriana Pera
Aug 17, 2022
We went hard on election coverage in a midterm primary — and it paid off
We went hard on election coverage in a midterm primary — and it paid off
Here’s a case for investing in local election guides, especially for those obscure, down-ballot races.
Brianna Lee
Jul 21, 2022
How to order KPCC’s free ‘How to Get to College’ Guide for adults in California
How to order KPCC’s free ‘How to Get to College’ Guide for adults in California
We’re working with the local libraries to hand out thousands of these booklets in multiple languages to more than 150 branches across LA.
Adriana Pera
May 12, 2022
We’re shifting the focus of our politics coverage from politicians to voters. Here’s why.
We’re shifting the focus of our politics coverage from politicians to voters. Here’s why.
Perhaps now more than ever, fostering civic involvement and shining a light on anti-democratic shifts is crucial.
Tony Marcano
Jan 6, 2022
Want to be the next great LAist food writer?
Want to be the next great LAist food writer?
Love writing? Have an adventurous palate? Got a great idea for a food story? Outstanding! LAist is taking pitches.
Elina Shatkin
Dec 8, 2021
We wrote a higher education guide in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean — and you should take it
We wrote a higher education guide in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean — and you should take it
Reliable information about the higher education landscape is particularly hard to come by if you’re not a native English speaker.
Brianna Lee
Dec 3, 2021
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