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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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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…
The Lenfest Local Lab
Jun 21, 2022
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…
The Lenfest Local Lab
Jun 21, 2022
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…
Sarah Schmalbach
Jun 21, 2022
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.
Sarah Schmalbach
Apr 29, 2022
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…
Sarah Schmalbach
Apr 27, 2022
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…
Kelly Brennan
Feb 10, 2022
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…
Sarah Schmalbach
Feb 3, 2022
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