Listen: Where Will Journalism Be In 2050?
What is the future of the free press? That’s the question driving The Journalism 2050 Podcast, a new show from Columbia Journalism Review, hosted by our own Heather Chaplin, founding...
We build resilient local news systems motivated by community needs.
Mission
We identify and nurture the informal ways people gather and share news and information—all the time, all around us, all through history. We partner with local information leaders and trusted messengers to build low-to-the-ground, grassroots news networks that intersect with, but are not reliant on, newsrooms and social media.
This work is rooted in partnerships with civic institutions, like community colleges, libraries and arts organizations. We work to activate and integrate these trusted spaces into local news infrastructure.
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Help shape J+D’s Community News Roles framework
At the Journalism + Design Lab, we want to show the power community members have to keep their communities connected and informed. We’ve developed Community News Roles, a framework that...
Announcing Community News Roles, a new framework for how people keep their communities informed
Across every community, people are doing the work of journalism, but often in informal ways through grassroots networks. The Journalism + Design Lab is excited to share a new framework,...
How community journalism strengthened a Fresno leader’s organizing skills
Ariana Martinez Lott wanted to become a more effective organizer for her communities in Fresno. A key part of that, she knew, was learning how to tell stories effectively and...