We developed a worksheet with a series of planning questions to get you started with inviting your audience to participate in the reporting of a story.
Consider sitting down with a few creative collaborators from across your organization to tackle these questions together.
Share with your network
- The best ways for publishers to build credibility through transparency
- Show the reporting and sources that support your work
- Engage in transparent collaboration with the audience
- Practice ethical curation and attribution
- Offer disclosures and statements of values
- How to correct website and social media errors effectively
- Strategy worksheet: How to invite audience participation in a story
- Study background and sources cited
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Programming will involve both publicly available training, including webinars, and resources for the field, such as those from API’s work with influencer collaborations.
