Many immigrant-serving media outlets have been practicing engaged journalism since before that term was used. …

Across the U.S., newsrooms have been taking a critical look at crime coverage. Some have implemented policies to stop using mugshots, or to rethink how they engage with police sources. But what would it look like to completely reimagine the crime beat? In this Engaged Journalism Exchange discussion, we…

As news outlets across the U.S. and beyond grapple with a legacy of structural racism in journalism, this Engaged Journalism Exchange — held March 29, 2021 — explored some efforts to push journalists to assess and monitor diversity and inclusion in their coverage and their newsrooms. Watch the video…

Our most recent Engaged Journalism Exchange focused on engaged journalism efforts during the 2020 election, as well as how to make election coverage more engaged going forward. Watch the video recording of the event here. In this session, held last Thursday, attendees reflected on lessons learned from efforts to…

On Wednesday, August 5, about 65 people participated in an Engaged Journalism Exchange focused on perhaps the most pressing question facing journalists today: How is Covid-19 changing the way journalism researchers and practitioners approach news quality and economics? The past several months have shaken up so many things with…

On Monday, about 50 people participated in an Engaged Journalism Exchange focused on unpacking the problems posed by journalism’s pursuit of objectivity, and brainstorming alternative approaches to reporting. “This is obviously not a new conversation,” said Engaged Journalism Exchange co-founder Andrea Wenzel as the meeting began, “but it’s something…

Journalism stakeholders and researchers increasingly argue that the news industry should take a stronger interest in the audience. But which kinds of news publishers are answering that call? And how do their perceptions of the news audience affect their pursuit of the news audience? Over the past year, I investigated…