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The Lenfest Local Lab @ The Inquirer

A local news product & UX team based in Philadelphia that explored ways to make news and news organizations more inclusive and responsive to community needs.

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  • Design / UX
  • Location
  • Texting
  • The Hook
  • Development
  • Two perspectives on developing benchmarks for representation in local news coverage by using an…

    Two perspectives on developing benchmarks for representation in local news coverage by using an…

    In collaboration with New Kensington Community Development Corporation, we deepened our understanding of the usefulness of our team’s tool…
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    The Lenfest Local Lab
    Jun 21
    A review of 10 mission statements from community-centered news organizations whose work is rooted…

    A review of 10 mission statements from community-centered news organizations whose work is rooted…

    In order to better understand how values of equity and representation can be defined in journalism spaces, our team took a step back and…
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    The Lenfest Local Lab
    Jun 21
    Five benchmarks for measuring representation and equity in local news coverage

    Five benchmarks for measuring representation and equity in local news coverage

    As local news organizations assess and analyze equity and inclusion in their culture and in their coverage, who are their research partners…
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    Sarah Schmalbach
    Jun 21
    The evolution of our local news geographic equity mapping & analysis tool

    The evolution of our local news geographic equity mapping & analysis tool

    From simple points on a map, to adding filters, to incorporating census data about communities alongside community coverage.
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    Sarah Schmalbach
    Apr 29
    Lenfest Local Lab 2018–2022: A look back at our location-based products that centered on the…

    Lenfest Local Lab 2018–2022: A look back at our location-based products that centered on the…

    To help spur and support ongoing local news innovation, we are breaking down the ideas, goals and outcomes from each of our projects…
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    Sarah Schmalbach
    Apr 27
    Prioritizing action: How we created a bilingual texting service to help get people vaccinated.

    Prioritizing action: How we created a bilingual texting service to help get people vaccinated.

    Quickly building a bilingual community vaccine texting service for North Philadelphians happened as a result of many months of community…
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    Kelly Brennan
    Feb 10
    The Lenfest Local Lab winds down

    The Lenfest Local Lab winds down

    Thank you to everyone who supported our work since 2018, including our collaborators, colleagues, funders and community partners. Also…
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    Sarah Schmalbach
    Feb 3
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