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Partnerships and Communities

Content

One key to success for news-academic partnerships is, well — partnerships. Strong rapport, trust and communication must be built between your newsroom and your audience, as well as with key community partners and organizations.

Key Resources

, Debbie Blankenship at the Center for Collaborative Journalism

Building relationships with news partners

, American Press Institute

by the Center for Cooperative Media

CCN Brown Bag Discussion: “â€

Starting your own news organization

(for Spanish-language projects)

Strategies for engagement with communities

, Melissa DiPento

, Joy Mayer of Trusting News

, Lenfest Institute

Listening Events (public spaces, town halls, forums, etc.)

Strategic Listening Activities

Surveys

Orienting students to communities

  • Tours and visits — with leaders, school districts, officials, public institutions, etc.
  • — beat memos, research and observational templates
  • — through beats or key community conversations and leaders

Faculty Resources