What would it look like if more newsrooms built on the abundance, diversity and momentum already in their communities to strengthen local news?  In a new article for The Objective,...

Sitting solo in a hotel conference room in downtown Asheville, I was happy to be unwinding after a busy two days of rich conversation and connection. Our team at the...

What is the future of the free press? That’s the question driving The Journalism 2050 Podcast, a new show from Columbia Journalism Review, hosted by our own Heather Chaplin, founding...

At the Journalism + Design Lab, we want to show the power community members have to keep their communities connected and informed. We’ve developed Community News Roles, a framework that...

Across every community, people are doing the work of journalism, but often in informal ways through grassroots networks. The Journalism + Design Lab is excited to share a new framework,...

Ariana Martinez Lott wanted to become a more effective organizer for her communities in Fresno. A key part of that, she knew, was learning how to tell stories effectively and...

Clevelanders have spoken. Last week, Signal Cleveland published the results of My Cleveland Agenda, a community listening project that surfaced the priorities of more than 170 people across the city...

Over the past two years, people from across New Jersey have played more active roles in keeping their communities informed after participating in a series of journalism programs housed at...

“How might your campus equip more people to get, share, and discuss reliable information about what’s happening in the places where they live?”  That’s the question the Journalism + Design...

We’re thrilled to introduce the four colleges selected for 2025 Community News Transformation Grants, a new collaborative initiative from the Journalism + Design Lab and the New Mexico Local News...