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We've all heard that #COVID is an "extinction event" for local news, but what about the bright spots where local news is making a difference? We've worked on a Civic Bright Spots Map, along with this story and I will run down some of the highlights. /1 https://kf.org/37SgRxm
PHILADELPHIA: @resolvephilly is a fantastic collaborative that has created a FAQ that answers #COVID questions, and a Multi-Cultural COVID-19 Campaign to help amplify public health messages. /2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1atXGFJ2dc-rxkfRTfPNg408aBMbXwRL2wHcmQHEGJHM/edit
DENVER: @co_mediaproject brought together local news outlets around the state to share stories about #COVID, and created a collaborative project called "COVID Diaries Colorado." /3 https://coloradomediaproject.com/blog/2020/4/2/statewide-covid-19-collaboration
DETROIT: The Detroit Journalism Cooperative has been reborn under the auspices of the new @BridgeDet313 which has been looking at the collateral damages of #COVID while also working on a project to honor people who have died from the virus. /4 https://www.bridgedetroit.com/
CHICAGO: @city_bureau has a great Documenters program that trains Chicagoans to cover civic meetings, and has created a #COVID Resource Finder online database. /5 https://covid.citybureau.org/en/
CHARLOTTE: @CltJournalism collaborative, hosted by the public library, has been running virtual town halls, including in Spanish, to understand #COVID needs of people. /6 https://thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/collaborative-case-study-ii-the-charlotte-journalism-collaborative-557baf517d1
NEW HAMPSHIRE: @NewsGranite collaborative has pivoted to cover #COVID statewide, with two massive data projects, a Spanish language audio broadcast, and two video projects. Impressive. /7 https://www.collaborativenh.org/
MACON, GA: @mercerccj has been working with @soljourno to put #COVID coverage front and center for its collaborative, with Open Records Requests for data from a local hospital, and audio, video and photos shared among partners. /8
https://macon-newsroom.com/
https://macon-newsroom.com/
WICHITA, KS: The Wichita Journalism Collaborative just launched as #COVID hit and worked with the local public library and a translation service to reach more people with vital information in Wichita. /9
http://wichitajournalism.com/
http://wichitajournalism.com/
To see these bright spots visualized, check out the new Civic Bright Spots Map from @knightfdn which will be updated monthly. /10
https://knightfoundation.org/features/civicbrightspots/
https://knightfoundation.org/features/civicbrightspots/
