Jorge Caraballo Cordovez·Sep 6Journalism Rituals? A framework to build intentional communities.Rituals have been the superglue of many cultures and can be a helpful referent for community-minded journalists. In this post, I think about rituals in a journalism context. Is there any need for them? Would they create value? What would a journalism ritual look like? There are also some ideas…Engagement Journalism12 min readEngagement Journalism12 min read
Andrew DeVigal·Aug 31Borderless Magazine, ProPubilca, OPB, NBC News are this year’s winners of the OJA Gather Award in Community-Centered JournalismThe following are my revised remarks at ONA23’s Online Journalism Awards Ceremony and Banquet honoring the people, projects and processes of the OJA Gather Award in Community-Centered Journalism. I also briefly talked about our Engaging Emergence pre-conference in my on-stage remarks. The Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon’s…Engaged Journalism3 min readEngaged Journalism3 min read
Resolve Philly·Aug 30Resolve Philly Co-Founders Win Prestigious ONA 2023 Impact AwardResolve Philly co-founders, Jean Friedman-Rudovsky and Cassie Haynes were recently recognized by the Online News Association with the 2023 Impact Award for their trailblazing work building Resolve Philly, a local newsroom designed for community impact. …Online News Association3 min readOnline News Association3 min read
Bernardo H. Motta·Aug 3Rethinking journalism education from the ground upWhile planning Gather’s Lightning Chat of July 26, I kept trying to think what was missing in all the conversations we’ve been having about the future of journalism. Technology? Easy check. Civic media? Check. Anti-racism? Check. Depolarization? Check. Civic information systems? Check. Community building? Check. It was only watching the…Journalism12 min readJournalism12 min read
Eric Garcia McKinley·Jun 23A community experience: Findings from a survey of Gather membersGather is a collaborative project led by the Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon with a focus on providing resources to encourage the integration of community engagement as a standard practice of journalism. Since 2017, Gather has engaged with its members through a newsletter, a hosted Slack community…Community6 min readCommunity6 min read
Erica Anderson·Jun 1Local News: helping our communities think more like neighbors and less like political adversariesIn April 2023, I had the immense pleasure of being Gather’s guest curator. I spent the month connecting more deeply with the Gather community via our vast Gather Slack channel. …Local News11 min readLocal News11 min read
Andrea Wenzel·Apr 7Accountability Infrastructure for equitable journalismMore and more engaged journalism practitioners are attempting to connect conversations about community engagement with conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion. But for many working with news organizations, frustrations can arise when projects are not sustained in a way that can transform institutions and systems. Gather’s March 2023 lightning chat…Engaged Journalism7 min readEngaged Journalism7 min read
Sara Cooper·Mar 9Member-onlyLearn how to engage your readers as a resourceBest practices for producing reader-centered stories that build trust, drive engagement, and even counter polarization. — Engaged journalism goes beyond talking with your readers after a story is published — readers can be the story themselves. Your readers are a treasure trove of niche expertise, lived experiences and access to restricted or hard-to-reach parts of your community. …Engaged Journalism6 min readEngaged Journalism6 min read
Caroline Bauman·Feb 9How to grow an audience and engagement team: From the ground up or within existing rolesAt last fall’s Online News Association conference, we kept getting into side conversations centered around the same questions: How do new and growing news organizations build or grow an engagement/audience team well? As an individual, how do you build new skills even while staying in the same role? …Journalism8 min readJournalism8 min read
Todd Milbourn·Jan 18Want to understand what your colleagues need to thrive? Try a user manualWhen it comes to work preferences, we all have our own unique style. Some of us prefer Slack; some prefer Zoom. Some of us are most creative in the morning and others have caregiving responsibilities that require flexible scheduling. Whatever our preferences, it can often take co-workers months — even…Teams And Teamwork4 min readTeams And Teamwork4 min read
