{"id":528,"date":"2023-08-28T09:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/?p=528"},"modified":"2023-08-28T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:01:16","slug":"building-a-sustainable-listening-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/2023\/08\/28\/building-a-sustainable-listening-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Sustainable Listening Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sadie Scott &#8211; <\/strong>Listening Post Collective\/The Frontline Observer, <a href=\"mailto:sadieevescott@gmail.com\">sadieevescott@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jacqu\u00e9 Palmer<\/strong> &#8211; Houston Landing, <a href=\"mailto:msjacquepalmer@gmail.com\">msjacquepalmer@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sydney Blakeney<\/strong> &#8211; Internews, <a href=\"mailto:sblakeney@internews.org\">sblakeney@internews.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holistic listening practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Needs assessment for Houstonians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does your life look like day to day as a Houstonian?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newsroom hotline is just for members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Different levels of listening opportunities based on where you are in the funnel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trying to ensure everyone who comes to the meeting feels heard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-person monthly office hours with pre- and post-surveys\u2014measuring for trust and transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping the office hours small\u2014max 25 people so people feel heard and seen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Different groups of folks every time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Groups outside of the metropolitan area can\u2019t necessarily access it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridge Michigan is doing smth similar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resistance comes from legacy thought patterns and decision making frameworks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25% membership, 25% foundations, 25% grants, 25% corporate funding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sitting people down who have been through the process to check in about what they need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consistent opportunities for connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FilmAid network: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmaid.org\/filmaid-network-fan\">https:\/\/www.filmaid.org\/filmaid-network-fan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building an online community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging youth and their media is part of building a sustainable listening practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-term investments are necessary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educational Youtube videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Doc \u2014 put in the sheet what you need answers to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make surveys as short and sweet as possible (reduce friction)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1-1 Zoom chats about local news needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Models to learn from<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Market research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-centric fundraising uses very different language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do we incentivize funding for listening?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information ecosystems \u2014 large needs assessments&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals are funded to do months of research so they can present the data to donors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Givewell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matchmaking for donors and journalists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharktank but equitable and for individuals?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalwomenleaders.com\">Digitalwomenleaders.com<\/a> free mentoring for\/from women in digital media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How would this transform communities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Journalists would be incentivized to listen face-to-face if there\u2019s an opportunity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening improves the quality of our news and the environment it exists in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating an ethic of care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helping journalists be of service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where is the \u201cHippocratic oath\u201d for journalists?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn us towards care and community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We need a new system of ethics in journalism that is relevant today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Individual listening practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set the tone of the meeting verbally and with slides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zine that you fill out throughout the meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1-1 conversations, boxes in the middle of the room, group conversation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibility for different modes of participation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breakout rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>QR codes and flyers in the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community group chats and WhatsApp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training via text-based conversations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meeting people where they\u2019re at virtually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radios attached to cars and motorcycles with spontaneous listening sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discord channels and Subreddits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twitter spaces where folks can respond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A session that explores how to build a sustainable listening practice, listen to communities, and engage them in journalism. Tips and examples of how to use digital platforms and tools to connect with audiences and solicit feedback. Some challenges and opportunities for securing resources and creating a culture of care for listening journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9030,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admin","category-session-notes","tag-ee3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":532,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}