A network of journalists, nonprofits, researchers and foundations have been investigating routes to weakening the influence of fake and misleading stories masquerading as news online. Now, following an election in which misinformation was highly visible, their work is taking on a new urgency. A two-part series by Elia Powers in MediaShift…
As the calendar year closes, we’ve reached out to several leaders in journalism, academia, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship to listen more deeply to what’s on their minds as they foster civic engagement in the current environment. We’ve heard several themes resonate: The importance of listening broadly and responding effectively to…
The National Academies gathered experts to examine science communication in an age of skepticism…
Public Agenda (RAF grant recipient) reports that elected officials say that participatory budgeting helped them be more responsive to community needs…
The Engaging News Project (ENP) evaluates ways that newsrooms can engage audiences by conducting trailblazing social science research—often in collaboration with news organizations—to understand how citizens interact with the news within the changing landscape of digital information. It then disseminates its findings to the broader journalism industry. The…
Business leaders have publicly stated that federal funding for basic scientific research is an investment in America’s future…
Building on a successful 2014 collaboration with the Online News Association and its funding partners, the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education seeks to help journalism educators better prepare students to meet 21st-century information needs. The micro-grant contest encourages universities to create teams to experiment with new…
RELATED STORY: A Few Reflections on the Challenges of Engaging Across Divisions The Aspen Institute’s Citizenship and American Identity Program focuses on the challenge of sustaining strong citizenship in America and coherent national identity in an age of demographic flux and severe inequality. One of its…
Foundation provides major funding for more than 300 science media stakeholders to explore new ways of communicating science September 20-22 in Boston…
NOAA, Climate Central (RAF grant recipient) lead ‘rapid-response’ study that points to climate change as increasing chance of torrential rains…