Audience and Community Engagement

Audience Community of Practice: Leveraging LinkedIn Link toAudience Community of Practice: Leveraging LinkedIn

The Audience Community of Practice met on June 20 for a peer-led conversation about how to leverage the current renaissance…

Lenfest/AP Democracy Demo Day: Four takeaways and a call to action Link toLenfest/AP Democracy Demo Day: Four takeaways and a call to action

For funders seeking to invest in election news coverage and voting integrity efforts in advance of the 2024 election, arguably…

An election worker places a sign that says "Vote here/aqui" outside a polling station at a fire station in El Paso, Texas.

Lenfest Institute expands Engaged Cities Community of Practice Link toLenfest Institute expands Engaged Cities Community of Practice

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is today announcing the expansion of the Engaged Cities Community of Practice, which convenes news…

Audience-building among non-English speakers Link toAudience-building among non-English speakers

The Audience Community of Practice met on May 16 for a discussion on audience-building among non-English speakers, including moving beyond…

Elections, AI, mergers, and investments: The tectonic forces shaping local news in 2024 Link toElections, AI, mergers, and investments: The tectonic forces shaping local news in 2024

Last week, CalMatters, the leading public service newsroom covering California, announced that it is acquiring The Markup, the groundbreaking investigative…

A make-or-break year for trust in American democracy Link toA make-or-break year for trust in American democracy

Guardian columnist Margaret Sullivan, the executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University,…

The business of community Link toThe business of community

Journalists like Fernando Soto are taking a community-driven approach to news, which often goes beyond traditional reporting to help connect…

AI in journalism: Your go-to resource collection Link toAI in journalism: Your go-to resource collection

[This article was originally published in The Lenfest Institute’s Solution Set newsletter. Subscribe here.] Welcome to the latest edition of the…

Audience Community: Lessons from the creator economy Link toAudience Community: Lessons from the creator economy

The Audience Community of Practice is meeting on April 18 at 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT for a…

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