Title: Local Journalism (News Voices) | Free Press
Headings: Local Journalism (News Voices)
Local Journalism (News Voices)
News Voices organizes with communities and newsrooms to transform local journalism.
Why News Voices?
Local journalism plays a critical role in our communities. Communities deserve a critical role in local journalism.
It shapes our lives
It holds leaders accountable
It connects our communities
It creates positive change
News Voices is bringing communities and newsrooms together by:
Increasing community access to and engagement with local newsrooms
Strengthening news and information supporting our civic needs
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Where is News Voices working?
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Why is this a racial justice issue?
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How can journalists connect with communities?
New Jersey
North Carolina
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Content: This helps us work together to address local problems like gentrification, under-resourced schools and racial injustice. It creates positive change
For our communities to thrive, we need to work closely with journalists to report our most important stories and use those stories to create positive change. This means working together. News Voices is bringing communities and newsrooms together by: Increasing community access to and engagement with local newsrooms
When our communities are missing from discussions about journalism, we aren’t involved in shaping its future. The stories told about us fail to include our voices. The more engaged we are with local media, the more local journalism reflects us, lifts up diverse voices and serves our needs. News Voices organizes events, workshops and collaborative projects to build power with communities seeking a stronger voice in local news. Strengthening news and information supporting our civic needs
We must find new ways to create and support local news and information. To do this, we must strengthen existing outlets that serve community needs while investing in new ideas meant to keep people civically engaged.