Author Archives: Ashley Alvarado

About Ashley Alvarado

@KPCC Manager, Public Engagement | @PublicInsight Journalist | Los Cabos Mag Editor | @USCAnnenberg Grad | @JTMStream Board | #UnheardLA | #PDXengage17

Elevate Engagement: The Graphic Recording

#PDXengage17 as seen through the eyes of graphic recorder Nitya Wakhlu (with some help from Taylyn Harmon).

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How might newsrooms/journalists have ongoing conversations and engagement with communities independent of story projects? What resources might be needed?

Question proposer: Subbu Vincent Citations: Courtney Breese (NCDD), Linda Miller (APM), Michelle Levander (USC), Amy Wang (Oregonian), Jeremy Hay (Spaceship Media), Eva Perlman (Spaceship Media), Alicia Montgomery (WAMU 88.5), Jackie Hai (KJZZ), Linda Shaw (Seattle Times), Subbu Vincent (Trust Project, … Continue reading

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How do newsrooms measure loyalty?

Participants: Simon Galperin Kyle Bozentko Todd Milbourn Dahlia Bazzaz Notes TL;DR >> Measuring loyalty beyond the usual analytics (clicks, return users, etc) is a challenge, and something many newsrooms are still figuring out. But it’s an important metric to prove … Continue reading

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How can journalists be invited to cover positive stories about ocean issues? MITSUE COOK

How can journalists be invited to cover positive stories about ocean issues? MITSUE COOK Christine Whitney Sanchez Bruno Kauffman LIsa Loving Tova Averbuch What are the positive things that are happening? What can I do? NY Times- snowfall about the … Continue reading

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Socioeconomic Models & Community Information Districts

Icebreaker (favorite smell) (also attendees) Burgess – basil Prism – khaosoi Fiona – ginger Christine – lemon blossoms Andre – gardenia Michelle – honeysuckle Amber – lilac Stephen – corsican mint Keegan – petrocore Simon – eucalyptus Mike – lavender … Continue reading

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Bringing Open Space | Engagement with, in newsrooms

Leads: Ashley & Lori Facilitating engagement within newsrooms to support and model engagement outside. Tasks: + create slack channel + find Zoom channel + Share resources, research, and ID potential funding sources Who’s involved: Jackie Hai Bill Densmore Linda Miller … Continue reading

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Stories of What Is and Isn’t Working for Members of the Elevate Engagement Community

Leader: Keegan Clements-Housser Participants: Linda Ellinor Goal: Track and collate efforts by members of this community to implement community engagement techniques, so we as a community can assess what’s working, what’s not working, and why. I will gather info from … Continue reading

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How do we help communities become active participants in the news, and establish a way to vet them so that any good work is legitimate in the eyes of editors/publishers/executives?

Session Hosts: Keegan Clements-Housser & Amber Rivera Participants Karen Alvarado Alex Powers Cameron Whitten Emily Olson Bill Densmore Matt Gatie Khari Johnson Shawn Poynter Linda Jue Lauren Pabst “Citizen journalism is here to stay; we can’t put that genie back … Continue reading

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Topic: What is the story of your father?

Host: Linda Miller, American Public Media Participants: Michelle Holmes Anthony Advincula Mike Green March Tisdale Simon Galperin Meredith Clark Karen Alvarado Kristin Gustaff Stephen Silha Karl Evesenbach Summer Fields Notes: We came. We listened. We shared. We cared.

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How can we use engagement and how are we using engagement methods to increase racial/ethnic diversity and diversity of viewpoints in the country’s journalism?

(Notes by Amy Wang; any errors/omissions are hers) (Ivan: I apologize, but I did not have time to summarize and organize these notes. Will do so after the conference as warranted.) Ivan Roman poses this question as as a journalist … Continue reading

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