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The Lenfest Audience Community

The Audience Community of Practice is a group providing support for audience development news professionals.

The Lenfest Audience Community of Practice supports news professionals working to grow and engage audiences. Through peer connection, expert-led programming, and shared documentation of best practices, members explore strategies for audience development, team structure, and sustainable growth. Originally launched in 2016 at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, the community is now housed and managed by The Lenfest Institute.

Upcoming events

Workshop: tracking impact through service

Journalism struggles to articulate its value — but a service framework can help publishers measure and communicate their impact. Madison Karas and Patrick Boehler will join the Lenfest Communities of Practice on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. EDT for a workshop on using service to track impact. We’ll discuss how to implement service methods in your newsroom and provide audiences with valuable information that helps them navigate their lives.

Learn more and register