She/they @wearehearken + @WBEZCuriousCity + @Zebras_Unite + #ElectionSOS + #DemocracySOS + @USDemocracyDay + @Civic__Exchange + GoFA https://xitter.cf/t.co/enONV8PXx1
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🧵I haven't been posting much about "what I'm up to" at @wearehearken but to sum it up, I'm focusing our efforts on helping partners apply proven engagement practices to our very fragile democracy.
For the past year I've been working w @soljourno & @AmPress to ramp 2 programs.
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🧵: Yesterday, 230+ news orgs came together to celebrate #USDemocracyDay in over 43 states, the most ever.
There's a lot to celebrate, starting with some of our favorite bits of pro-democracy journalism from this year's group ⬇️
collaborativejournalism.org/…
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Click on the graphic and imagine: this is one way to evaluate the performance of candidates in tonight's debate. How often did they dip into the authoritarian playbook? Where and when did it happen? civic-texts.ghost.io/how-jou…
Sure beats the "spin room," that sorriest of spaces.
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"What we will not do: publish 'horse race' coverage — stories that focus on campaign stops, the latest attacks, or who is winning or losing in the polls. Other news outlets will provide that coverage, and we don’t see a need to duplicate it." —@SpotlightPA spotlightpa.org/news/2024/01…
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Happy to share @KQED’s Radio News Quiz has been selected Most Creative All-Around Engagement in the Champions of Curiosity Awards. My team (esp. @Devinistyping), @KQEDKernan and others did something truly fun. Thanks @JenniferBrandel and @wearehearken for everything. #pubmedia
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News! (And there's time for this to become a wave.) Public radio in Vermont announced it will dial back the horse race and take a 'citizens agenda' approach to covering the 2024 election. vermontpublic.org/local-news… 1/
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What are the impacts of newsroom training on reimagining political coverage? — by @JenniferBrandel
medium.com/we-are-hearken/wh… via @wearehearken
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our first-ever impact report for @USDemocracyDay day came out this morning!
it tells the story of how we went from an idea in a twitter thread to a nationwide project with 150+ members across 43 states (plus, what we hope to do next!)
medium.com/centerforcooperat…
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If you, like @JenniferBrandel, want to see more ❤️ in journalism, I think you'll 💜 the live storytelling @el_timpano has been producing this year with our community.
Take a look a the latest, by @HiramADuran @Kat_Nagasawa & more. 👇🏼eltimpano.org/culture/from-o…
"This is the kind of journalism I’m aching for, that recognizes the role of emotions in everything we do." buff.ly/3ROh2T1 by @JenniferBrandel
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Just published another batch of Predictions for Journalism in 2024 at @NiemanLab!
Your morning predictors: @wfrick, @ByNikitaRoy, @VWPickard, @JenniferBrandel, @jomc, @louiegilot, and the Twitterless j. Siguru Wahutu.
niemanlab.org/collection/pre…
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Scientific breakthroughs often change the way we think about everything. Read @JenniferBrandel's companion essay to our latest episode in @Orion_Magazine about the Interstitium and what we can apply from this newly found organ in the human body: bit.ly/3G4APqx
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The Atlantic has an entire issue on the stakes.
IF TRUMP WINS
The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
As @ThePlumLineGS has been saying, next step is get GOP candidates on the record. Do they support this agenda?
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Next year is a big election year. What support might you need for your reporting?
Here is an opportunity to influence what’s available.
What support do you need in 2024?
API and @AP want to hear from you!
Take this quick survey to share your reporting needs and challenges. The results will inform programming and resources from both organizations in 2024. share.hsforms.com/1z-m9isLtT…
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“To counterbalance the influence of A.I., grant makers need to fund strategies that bring people from different backgrounds together to shape decisions that affect their lives.”
One important role philanthropy can play in helping prepare our communities for the future of AI is investing in community organizing. Read more from @philanthropy: philanthropy.com/article/a-i…
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Join us for a ride down the body’s secret water slides!
I’m real proud of this episode; it’s a romp, that does somewhere carnally and emotionally deep. I hope u check it.
“The Interstitium” on @Radiolab
Reported by the undefinable @JenniferBrandel
radiolab.org/podcast/interst…
Y'ALL. I got to report for RRRRRRRAAAADIIIIIIOOOOOLAAAAAABBBBB!!! Listen up and learn about a whole new world INSIDE OF YOU!
A story of mice, rabbits, laser beams, Eastern and Western medicine colliding to discover a "new" organ in YOUR body. Listen to "The Interstitium" bit.ly/3uujYXP
ALT Art by Arthur Jones
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Right below the surface of your skin sits a previously undiscovered body part: the interstitium.
As scientists aim to learn more about this mysterious network, @JenniferBrandel wants to use it to understand our places in the world at large. (1/2)
orionmagazine.org/article/in…
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Journalists, let's agree to stop asking for "feedback" and "story ideas".
Instead, let's tweak our invitations to be more accessible and helpful to our communities. More on how to do that here. trustingnews.org/trustkits/f…
ALT Change your language. Instead of: Send us your story ideas! Try: What are journalists missing?
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Trust in the news is falling among independents, not just Republicans. Journalists *have* to take a hard look at that if we want to be found credible by a majority of the people we aim to serve. I suggest steps to take in this week's @TrustingNews newsletter.
ALT It is reasonable for journalists to feel defeated by people with a deeply entrenched view that journalists are the enemy. But it is dangerous (and inaccurate) to assume that means distrust in the news is always connected to extreme political views.
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I want to make sure that, if you have followed my account over the years, you see this week's thread. With a surprising development in the critique of horse race journalism.
