The efforts of the America Amplified initiative culminated in a six-part, national radio talk show, America Amplified: Election 2020, which explored the social challenges facing Americans before and after the November national election.
Case Studies
Deeper dives into what worked and lessons learned from engaged journalism projects.
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How La Nación Got Argentines Stranded Abroad Back Home During the Pandemic
La Nacion launched Stranded Abroad collecting information and sharing stories from those trapped in foreign countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Reveal Discovered Issues with the 2020 Census on the Ground
In early 2020, Reveal launched Seeing 2020, a national collaborative reporting initiative to help newsrooms around the country find ways to improve their coverage of the 2020 Census.
How Documented uses WhatsApp to Help Undocumented Latinos Navigate Through COVID-19
Documented engages with its sources through a mobile app called WhatsApp. Users are able ask questions and raise concerns and can get professional answers quickly.
How TMP’s NewsInside Reached the Incarcerated Community
The Marshall Project’s NewsInside, a print publication distributed in prisons and jails, is a collection of TMP’s journalism that relates directly to incarcerated lives.
How Injustice Watch Helps Voters to “Check Your Judges”
Injustice Watch launched Check Your Judges to make quality research and information about judicial candidates freely and readily available to voters.
How Guns: An American Conversation Launched a Nationwide Discussion on Gun Control
Spaceship Media worked with Advance Local, Essential Partners, and other organizations to create a nationwide discussion between persons with very different opinions on the topic of gun control.
How CapRadio Collaborated with the Meadowview Community to Construct Their Own Narrative
CapRadio spent a year listening and learning about Sacramento’s Meadowview neighborhood which came to prominence as the place where police shot and killed Stephon Clark.
How Reckon Women Created a Space for Southern Women to Have Nuanced Dialogue and Make Change
Reckon Women promotes dialogue around women’s issues in the South by sharing news articles and asking open-ended questions to invite discussion.
How Vox Used a Reporting Network to Investigate Data, Privacy, Algorithms, and AI
Vox launched Open Sourced Reporting Network to collaboratively investigate and learn about the “new frontiers of data, privacy, algorithms, and artificial intelligence.”
How KMUW Public Radio Uses Forums to Inspire Action and Learning
KMUW-FM launched Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap to provide reliable information on community issues and resources for taking action and learning more.
How the Voice of San Diego began Politifest, its Yearly Local Politics Engagement Initiative
Voice of San Diego launched Politifest to showcase debates, panel discussions and Q&As with local political experts and community leaders.
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