Latino voters make up 15 percent of the U.S. electorate and are expected to play a pivotal role in this year’s presidential race and congressional, state and local elections. The political power of Latinos — the second-largest voting bloc in the United States — has increased with each election and this year some 36 million Latino voters are eligible to…
In the past 10 years, we've seen how international conflicts and civil strife have been stoked by populists and autocrats who use lies and frame information to ignite support for their side. They also claim that every dissenting opinion is deliberate propaganda. How should journalists act in this context? Do they have successful strategies to discern the truth? Can facts…
A captivating family history that illustrates how small actions can have an outsized political impact More than a century ago, MSNBC host Ali Velshi’s great-grandfather sent his seven-year-old son to live at Tolstoy Farm, Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. This difficult decision would change the trajectory of his family history forever. In Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance…
AI presents possibilities and obstacles for community journalism. Within this evolving landscape, newsrooms have opportunities to use AI to optimize and enhance newsroom work and editorial content. However, alongside these developments, the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation, and fake content is on the rise.
Please join us for a screening of the CBS Sports documentary CROWN, produced by Newmark J-School alumni Kizzy Cox '12 and Sarah Kazadi '12. The film is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Edited Special. Emmy winners will be announced in late May. “CROWN” explores America’s complicated relationship with Black hair, through a sports lens – featuring trendsetting athletes from…
Commemorating the 1924 Immigration Act in Asian American Media
This in-person workshop focuses on what journalists can learn from conflict mediators about reporting on polarizing topics with deep empathy, humanity, and nuance. It is designed to help reporters unwind “us vs. them” narratives, challenge stereotypes, locate hope, and tell high-impact stories that open people up to different ways of thinking about themselves, others, and what divides us.
The Center for Community Media’s Asian, Black, and Latino Media Initiatives will hold an online, hour-long training session on navigating corporate funding for newsrooms in the community news media sector.
CCM's Asian Media Initiative is hosting a forum to bring AAPI community news media journalists into dialogue with experts in surveillance, transnational repression, press freedom, and journalism safety. This is a dedicated space for AAPI journalists to share their lived experiences and strategies for navigating these threats, and to gain access to emerging tools, resources, and insights.
In preparation for this year’s elections, the Center for Community Media will be producing a series of brown bag talks focused on tools to support journalists and newsroom leaders in their elections coverage.
