Imagine what would happen if people of any age could gather intentionally and regularly in their communities to actively learn and discuss the latest local news, in a way that fosters deeper connections and understanding of local issues. What if this was accompanied by the local news outlets as part of that conversation?
What if the act of consuming and assessing news wasn’t a lonely process?
That was one of the questions we explored during the API Local News Summit on Civic Discourse Across Generations, which took place in Denver in June.
As a journalist, I am always curious to learn engagement strategies for sourcing from the community at events, especially before the publication of an article. But what inspired me the most during the group discussions at the summit was a simple yet powerful question: What can newsrooms do better to incentivize local civic participation and include more perspectives from people of different ages?
Below are some takeaways from what I heard and saw at the summit around those topics. Hopefully, it can inspire you to dive into some journalism-related event experiments in your own communities.
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