Power Shift Project
Local Broadcasters Connect with Viewers’ Practical and Emotional Needs in Crisis
Fundraising for food banks, hosting mental health forums and offering financial advice for the newly jobless are just a few of the ways local radio, television and digital news outlets are connecting with their communities’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Webinar Recap: Journalists Seek – and Find – Solutions Amid the Pandemic
Journalists practicing a solutions-oriented style of reporting shared story ideas and tips for how covering the COVID-19 pandemic can unearth strategies for solving problems the crisis has revealed during a May 11, 2020, Power Shift Project webinar.
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Webinar Recap: Health, Science and Business Reporters Battle Misinformation, Lack of Access
Journalists covering the COVID 19 pandemic are struggling to access credible information as the public seeks the facts on a fast-changing story.
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Webinar Recap: Local News Audiences Grow As Pandemic Changes Journalism
The leaders of 11 major journalism organizations that are helping their members manage the challenges of covering the story came together for the Power Shift Project’s third webinar on COVID-19, led by Freedom Forum fellow Jill Geisler.
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Webinar Recap: COVID-19: Taking Care of Journalists and Journalism
Representatives of seven journalism affinity groups spoke with Freedom Forum fellow Jill Geisler in the second Power Shift Project webinar focusing on caring for journalists and journalism while covering the COVID-19 story.
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COVID 19: Taking Care of Journalists and Journalism
Sixteen newsroom, education and industry leaders gathered for a Power Shift Project webinar led by Jill Geisler, Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on Monday, March 23.
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Power Shift Summit 2020 Report
The summit convened more than 100 leaders across journalism and the media industry to explore the critical role that individuals can play in fighting harassment and discrimination.
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Power Shift Summit 2020: The Power of Allies
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, the Freedom Forum’s Power Shift Project will convene Power Shift Summit 2020: The Power of Allies.
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Workplace Integrity Training at Public Media Stations
The Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) spent two days in October training more than 50 staff members at St. Louis Public Radio using the Power Shift Project’s Workplace Integrity curriculum.
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Power Shift Project Graduates Record Number of ‘Workplace Integrity’ Trainers from Leading Newsrooms and Universities
A record-breaking 55 media leaders participated in the project’s one-of-a-kind “Workplace Integrity: Train the Trainers” workshop Oct. 16-17 at Loyola University Chicago.
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