Attivismo e local news
Ven 19 aprile 2024
16:00 - 16:50
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Lynelle Herndon and Noah Kincade have trained a group of 500 Detroit residents, aged 16-75, to watchdog their local government and engage in acts of journalism. These Detroit Documenters (a member of the greater Documenters Network founded by City Bureau) work in conjunction with a collaborative of nine local news organizations led by Outlier Media.
As the program in Detroit grew, Herndon and Kincade realized this group of engaged residents could explore new and creative ways to inform communities and build informational infrastructure on a local level. From riding the bus system for hours to fact-check the city’s notoriously unreliable transportation authority, to sitting through juvenile court hearings to monitor the quality of teenagers’ legal defense, stories too labor-intensive for most newsrooms can now be crowdsourced to the people those newsrooms serve.
Globally, 2024 is expected to be the biggest election year in history, but many people, including most Detroit residents, don’t vote and have checked out of the democratic process. We’ll explore how Documenters in Detroit — and across the United States — are encouraging participation in news and democracy in fun, attractive ways that build a sense of ownership and a true civic asset.
Organised in association with Detroit Documenters.
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Lynelle Herndon
Lynelle Herndon is coordinator of Detroit Documenters. She is originally from Washington, DC and moved to Detroit in 2017. She started and runs Home Ec, a neighborhood garden on the westside of Detroit. Lynelle enjoys working as a Detroit Documenter coordinator because she thinks it is important for us to share our news in our voices with our networks.
Noah Kincade
Noah Kincade is coordinator of Detroit Documenters. He began his career as a sound engineer, mixing live concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area and across the U.S. Now back in his home state of Michigan, he works as a field coordinator for Detroit Documenters, pursuing his interests in journalism and government.
Sonam Vashi
Sonam Vashi is the Director of Network Success for the Documenters Network at City Bureau—a people-powered network that pays and trains communities to keep local government accountable. Founded in 2018, the Documenters Network includes organizations in 15 communities and growing that have trained more than 2,000 residents and covered more than 5,000 public meetings. Previously, she co-founded and co-directed Canopy Atlanta, a nonprofit newsroom producing local stories chosen, reported, and presented with Atlantans. She was a 2022 John S. Knight Community Impact Fellow. She is an award-winning journalist who has reported for the New York Times, CNN, Atlanta magazine, National Geographic, and many others.
Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo
Il Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo di Perugia è un evento annuale che riunisce professionisti dei media, esperti di comunicazione e appassionati di informazione da tutto il mondo. Si svolge nel centro storico di Perugia e offre conferenze, dibattiti, workshop e opportunità di networking sui temi più rilevanti del giornalismo contemporaneo.