The NYC-based newsroom sat down with us to share how the Civic Information Index is helping them invest in parts of the country that need high-quality immigrant media the most.

Our Partnership Program report synthesizes findings from our three-year initiative, shares partner feedback on their experience working with LPC, and includes takeaways for how best to collaborate with civic outlets serving BIPOC and immigrant communities.

Today four immigrant serving nonprofit newsrooms and the media support organization Listening Post Collective announce the formation of the Immigrant News Coalition.

How to divest from the “news desert” framework by listening to and supporting locally-grown civic media makers and projects to help them thrive long-term.

It wouldn’t be the end of year without sharing some highlights and headlines. In this newsletter we’ve got some end of year reflections from places as diverse as Kiev and Trenton, New Jersey. We asked them to share something meaningful from their civic media work this year.

When reporter Maritza Félix realized Spanish language news consumers in Phoenix were facing misinformation during the pandemic, she took it upon herself to respond, creating Conecta Arizona as a way to get sourced information in Spanish to a community that sorely needed it, in a space and format that felt culturally comfortable and relevant.

LPC Partner Anthony Victoria co-taught the five workshops in the Inland Empire and shared a writeup of what he learned in the process.

Around 3 years ago the LPC did a deep dive into assessing the information ecosystem of California’s Central Valley. As part of that effort, local media maker Sergio Cortes pitched supporting his new civic media outlet uSpark to fill information gaps in the region.  Sergio was kind enough to join us for a Q and A about his journey looking for sustainability. 

In this special feature, Lede New Orleans Community Reporting Fellow Nia Woodside reflects on the dichotomy of being Black in New Orleans and her search for a space that values her voice and lets her create her own narrative.

In line with the Listening Post Collective’s values of meeting people where they’re at and creating equitable spaces for people to get and share information, we wanted to share examples from our work, and outline ways to make social media a healthy and effective news and information space.