Author Archives: Ashley Alvarado

About Ashley Alvarado

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

International Engagers Network

Topic: International Engagers Network Session Host: Cornelia Reichel 1) What’s the quest? What’s the added value for journalists to get active in an international network – in addition to the work they are doing in their communities? Why should they … Continue reading

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What tools can newsrooms utilize to increase transparency, foster engagement and ultimately work to restore trust in public interest news?

What tools can newsrooms utilize to increase transparency, foster engagement and ultimately work to restore trust in public interest news? Hearken Outlier Media (customized from Groundsource) Spaceship Media Groundsource Census Reporter Screen door Google Suite FB live / Periscope Pocket … Continue reading

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How can Journalism Foster Truly Wise Community Participatory Decision Making

Topic: How can Journalism Foster Truly Wise Community Participatory Decision Making Session Holder: Adin Rogovin Discussion started around what should the role of journalism be in community engagement. Journalists help the community understand what and why issues and/or events are … Continue reading

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Topic: Telling the Stories of Artists* of Color in Very White Portland

Topic: Telling the Stories of Artists* of Color in Very White Portland *defined as those creating theater/performance, original contemporary classical music, dance and visual arts Hosted by Amy Wang Attended by Adin Rogovin, Sydney Padgett, Laura Lo Forti, Karl Eysenbach, … Continue reading

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How do we get journalists to move into the communities they cover?

Session Host: Jerome Vaughn Participants: Karen Alvarado, Robin Teater, Mansour Abdur-Rahim Notes: The idea from the session comes from underrepresentation of the community in newsrooms. It’s hard to accurately represent community needs, cover community stories when reporters are only in … Continue reading

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Topic: How can we use collaboration between organizations to increase capacity and opportunity for engagement?

Session Host: Heather Bryant Participant List: Amy Wang Jodi Gersh Andrew Rockway Mark Blaine Stephen Silha Rodney Gibbs August Frank Mark Kellman Jesikah Marie Ross Gracie McKenzie Lauren Katz Pamela Behrsin Lillian Mongeau Notes: Partner organizations can create value for … Continue reading

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Topic: How should newsrooms communicate their values and how do you engage communities that might have different value systems?

Link to Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wfir6cTUMJ4ORDiQDMvIzbx12_PnUG1huKx5YKJ1k4g/edit Participants: Cole Goins Heather Bryant, Jesikah Marie Ross, Annie Anderson, Burgess Brown, August Frank, Keegan Clements-Housser, Ivan Roman, Paloma Dallas, Rodney Gibbs, Paul Waters, Lillian Mongeau, Kristin Gustaff, Joy Mayer, Joe Barr, Karl Eysenbach, Emily … Continue reading

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Engagement and Ethnic Media Elevate Engagement May 19…

Engagement and Ethnic Media Elevate Engagement May 19, 2017 Link to Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQgE9Bk1lRgyCBl-H6n5J3Ehyl6tJIfvoONFODjGX7g/edit Session by Daniela Gerson and Anthony Advincula Defining questions/statements in the discussion: What strategies people are using to engage with immigrants? Specifically translation tools How can … Continue reading

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How can we convince decision-makers that the type of engagement work we have been talking about here is worth the investment?

Have the confidence to push back Engagement/digital should not be relegated to the end of the chain We need to create an information pipeline with the editors Pitch meetings, get looped into the pitch process The type of engagement needed … Continue reading

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Session: Socioeconomic Models & Community Information Districts

Session Host: Prism Pantaz; Simon Galparin Session Reporter: Michelle Ferrier Participants: Burgess Brown, Payton Bruni, Mike Green, Fiona Morgan, Christine Whitney Sanchez, Andre Natta, Amber Rivera, Stephen Silha, Keegan Clements-Hauser Changing economic model in U.S., loss of service jobs, what … Continue reading

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