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What is a Critical Conversation? | Printable discussion guide News organizations often use blueprints from previous years to plot out their election coverage plans. But while past [...]

What is a Critical Conversation? | Printable discussion guide When describing a politician or political group in stories, it’s easy to reach for labels — conservative, liberal, [...]

If newsrooms are going to deliver on promises to become more diverse, engage better, improve coverage of communities of color or build trust within marginalized communities, they need to be held accountable for when they fail to deliver on promises. That is why we are adding accountability to the Index.

You cannot improve journalism — much less engagement, trust and inclusion — without building structures that hold news workers and outlets accountable for their actions.

A community advisory committee can help a newsroom in various ways, from informing a newsroom on specific topics to helping guide news coverage.

API's summit on Elections, Trust and Democracy led to a 5-step process for how news organizations can do this work now — and year-round.

Asset mapping — identifying a community’s official and unofficial existing resources — can be an important groundwork for engagement.

True or untrue, fair or unfair, what is being shared is the perception you are dealing with in the community. Learning about this is why you are there.

The grants will help local and community-based media across the country augment their community engagement work around local elections and beyond.

Andrea Wenzel is an associate professor in Temple University’s Department of Journalism. In 2020, she wrote Community-Centered Journalism: Engaging People, Exploring Solutions, and Building Trust. [...]