From Newsroom to Network: Mapping the Community Roles That Fuel Local News

Back to Events Audience Engagement From Newsroom to Network: Mapping the Community Roles That Fuel Local News Tools to strengthen trust, resilience, and democratic participation Wednesday, April 22, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT) Zoom (link in confirmation email) Register Now Event Details As traditional newsrooms shrink and information increasingly flows through informal, community-based channels, journalists and newsroom leaders need new ways to understand and collaborate with the people already keeping their communities informed. This workshop will introduce participants to a framework of “Community News Roles” developed by the Journalism + Design Lab, which reframes journalism as a set of actions — such as documenting, sensemaking, facilitating, and navigating — that people fulfill every day to contribute to the flow of local news. Participants will leave with a tangible ecosystem map of individuals and organizations playing these roles in their own communities, as well as other practical tools to strengthen trust, resilience, and democratic participation. Speakers: Cole Goins is the Managing Director of the Journalism + Design Lab, leading a national initiative to equip more people to participate in their local media systems. As a media consultant and facilitator, he has led strategic planning, trainings and events for a variety of organizations including Cityside, the American Press Institute, Poynter, USA TODAY Network, Free Press, the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Jo

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