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How One Facebook Meme Group Sparks Youth Political Engagement
The Covid-19 pandemic may have reduced opportunities for in-person social connection, but it also fostered new platforms for engagement online, particularly for young students. One such platform, Zoom Memes for…
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When to Unpublish: Everyone is entitled to a fresh start
Any run-in with the law can stick around in the digital world. Whether a misdemeanor or a felony, with a dismissal or a sentence, published news reports can just be…
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Building relationships with your sources — and not just when it benefits the story
Some journalists may feel the need to disconnect from their communities to maintain objectivity. In the same vein, some reporters are under the notion that they don’t need their communities…
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Data visualizations let data speak, but the average U.S. audience may not understand
While eye-catching data viz pieces like the Financial Times “Coronavirus tracker” or New York Times “The Pandemic Has Split in Two,” are accurate and effective for a numerically literate public,…
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Text messaging emerges as audience engagement strategy
Your cellphone dings. That could be your dentist reminding you about your appointment next week. Maybe your DoorDash delivery guy dropped your burrito off on your doorstep. Perhaps Old Navy…
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Local news start-ups launching in a ‘springboard moment’
In the spring of 2020, just in time for the pandemic, the Longmont Leader launched in Northern Colorado to serve a growing city with shrinking news coverage. The Longmont Leader is part of the Compass Experiment,…
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COVID-19 reignites the desire for local journalism, but future remains uncertain
Evan Brandt now works alone in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, to deliver the news to the town and its surrounding areas. He’s been a reporter at the Mercury for 24 years —…
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What immersive storytelling could mean for the future of journalism
The 2019 Online News Association conference played host to the third annual Journalism 360 Immersive Storytelling Festival. For up-and-coming journalists who are less familiar with these developments, the demoes show…
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HBCU Fellows on the State of Black Media
As digital media companies continue to bloom, three of the five 2019 HBCU Fellows weighed in on the current Black media landscape during the ONA conference in New Orleans. Morgan…
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Flexing a little used muscle: How solutions journalism can make a difference
Rachel Dissell spent more than four years investigating decades of lead poisoning in Cleveland, Ohio, which affected at least 10,000 children. The issue wasn’t a new one; it’s been on…
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