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🎉 Congratulations to the newsrooms that participated in our 2024 Engaged Elections training! This group has developed strategies to surface and respond to their public’s critical information needs around elections and voting. We can't wait to see the public service coverage that you create! Atlanta Civic Circle boyleheightsbeat Investigate Midwest KUT & KUTX Public Media Wednesday Journal, Inc. Planet Detroit Tyler Morning Telegraph VPM What'sUpNewp Wings PNW Wisconsin Public Radio WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR WVIA Illinois Public Media Concord Monitor MPR News MinnPost

🏔 Today is the 3rd annual Democracy Summit from the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University. We're a proud partner, and look forward to diving into this year's theme of covering oligarchy. You can livestream the event here (starts at 9am ET) https://lnkd.in/gEEDbmKY 🛠 Check out the Democracy Toolkit, too - which helps journalists better understand and respond to democratic backsliding: https://lnkd.in/gQT86RE9

📅 Registration is open for #AccessFest24, the all-virtual conference from Investigative Reporters and Editors! You'll get the best of IRE’s investigative and data journalism training, with a focus on belonging, equity and inclusion. Several sessions touch on elections reporting, too. https://lnkd.in/g4GbM7qG

If you were to rate your audience’s setting on the dial today for the most consequential election issues, where would they land? What about the communities outside your existing audience? We've seen it over and over: newsrooms that prioritize listening to their communities and meeting their information needs are better able to successfully navigate the twists and turns of an uncertain election cycle. You can find clarity in the chaos by harnessing engagement best practices for your post-election coverage, here's how: https://lnkd.in/gSk5v3Pb This piece was inspired by the decades-long practice of action research in education, which focuses on how educators can improve outcomes, especially for students with the most need. This isn't how newsrooms traditionally think about reaching people who aren’t getting quality news and information, but we think it’s worth exploring.

Our Election SOS initiative gets ever more tactical as November draws near. This must-read guide from former NPR Correspondent Pam Fessler leaves out the guesswork for which storylines the public needs right now. If you're reporting on elections, this is for you! And if not - send to an election reporter you know :) https://lnkd.in/gWZCghj8

⏰ It's not too late to sign up for tomorrow's webinar on engaging communities of color in your election reporting! You’ll walk away with actionable guidance on: 🤝 Building trust with communities of color ⚠️ Navigating sensitive topics 📨 Ensuring your reporting reaches communities after publication We'll send a recording and takeaways to all registrants, even if you can't make it! Register here: https://bit.ly/4eazvlm

Happy Democracy Day (observed)! Sept. 15 is the U.N.'s International Day of Democracy. And yesterday, 230+ news orgs came together to celebrate #USDemocracyDay in over 43 states, the most ever! Check out this thread to see but a fraction of the incredible reporting these newsrooms did: https://lnkd.in/g3eSFmiH And if you're a newsroom who wants to participate still - get inspiration from this database of everything published so far! https://lnkd.in/giZk9gpz It's never too late to draw attention to the crisis of democracy and also showcase solutions for strengthening U.S. democracy. We are so proud to be part of the crew making this happen alongside Center for Cooperative Media, Beatrice Forman, Joe Amditis, Rachel Glickhouse, Stefanie Murray, Jaisal N., Bridget Thoreson, Jennifer Brandel, Michelle Faust Raghavan, M.A.. Thank you Democracy Fund for helping to make this initiative possible!

🇺🇸 America’s democracy is slowly eroding. That’s why Democracy Day is celebrated by the media on Sept. 15, using a nationwide collaborative that draws media attention to issues plaguing our democracy and how it works. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eWfbS4Xv

🚨 New webinar alert! 🚨 Communities of color are frequently the focal point of elections and campaigns — especially now. But because of a history of media harming those communities, many lack trust in news outlets. On Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. EST, Election SOS’ Massarah Mikati will be talking to Brandon Tensley, Capital B political reporter, Kavitha Rajagopalan, Asian Media Initiative Director with the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, and Vanessa Maria Graber, News Voices Director at Free Press, about how you can authentically reach and engage these communities with your election coverage, and make your reporting relevant to their daily lives. Register: https://lnkd.in/eKnCSpZe

⌛ It's not too late to register for tomorrow's webinar on building trust in your election coverage! At 1 p.m. EST, Trusting News will give you actionable strategies you can implement immediately to increase reader confidence in your journalism — and we don't need to tell you how important that is this election season. Don't miss out! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eyRmQQd8