Community Listening Sprint Awards

Community Listening Sprint Awards

Award Amount: $3,000 per organization

Overview:
The American Press Institute awarded grants to news organizations participating in the Mobilizing News sprint for Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program alumni. The grants supported community listening efforts and engagement work.

Focus Areas

• Community listening and engagement
• Building trust with communities
• Creating workflows that support audience listening
• Community canvassing
• Planning listening sessions
• Deepening community relationships

Eligibility

• Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program alumni
• News organizations participating in the Mobilizing News sprint

Geographic Scope

• United States

Funded Activities

• Moderated discussions about media coverage of communities of color
• Q&A sessions with newsroom leadership and reporters
• Listening sessions at community venues
• Social mixers connecting community members with journalists
• Informal follow-up engagement events
• Content series addressing community issues (affordable housing, growth, development, local government)

Coaching Support

• Continued coaching from community engagement experts: Elma González Lima Brandão, Najja Parker, Jesse Wright, and Carlos Virgen

Funding Source

• The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund (joint initiative of John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism)

Contact

Kamaria Roberts Deputy Director of Local News Transformation kamaria.roberts@pressinstitute.org