Dec 15, 2020Engagement Journalism in the Context of Global Displacement: It Takes TimeMutiaa Alhaffar, a Syrian refugee in Connecticut, said that after an explosion took away her home and injured her and her children, journalists parachuted in and took photos of her children, who suffered permanent physical and psychological injuries from the blast. She said that the experience was unnerving for her…Engagement Journalism7 min readEngagement Journalism7 min read
Dec 8, 2020Engagement Journalism Is Impactful Service Even in Building NarrativesWhen Mutiaa Alhaffar went through one of the worst experiences of her life, a lot of journalists parachuted into her house, took photos of her children who suffered a lasting physical and psychological effect of the war, and left with no return. Refugee stories are often about the ones who…Engagement7 min readEngagement7 min read
Nov 13, 2019Summary: Methodology of Public Powered JournalismThis week in my Community Engagement class we talked about bottoms up journalism. …Journalism2 min readJournalism2 min read
Nov 6, 2019Useful Tools: Research Methodology and Theory for Social JournalismEthnography is a methodology in qualitative research where the researcher embeds themselves in the environment of their subjects and either participates in their activities or observes their behavior which is its main method (participatory and non-participatory ethnography). …Journalism3 min readJournalism3 min read
Nov 1, 2019How can we define speech communities in media?Rong Xiaoqing Reporter from Sing Tao Daily and Jehangir Khattak, Outreach Director at the Center for Community and Ethnic Media came to speak to us for the ninth week of our Community Engagement class. One topic was raised that I thought were interesting. Khattak explained how the center works. Basically…Language2 min readLanguage2 min read
Oct 24, 2019Complex Identities; Therefore, Complicated ConversationsAmanda Ripley writes in Complicating Narratives: “But what else can we do with conflict, besides letting it sit? We’re not advocates, and we shouldn’t be in the business of making people feel better. Our mission is not a diplomatic one. So what options does that leave?” She offers a really…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Oct 11, 2019Relationships Feed into EverythingI’m starting to visualise what engaged journalism means after listening to people who are doing it. Thinking about Solutions Journalism, Free Press, and The City’s Open Newsroom in the frame of what we talked about earlier in terms of Relationships two things are particularly interesting for me. It seems to…Journalism2 min readJournalism2 min read
Sep 27, 2019Objectivity and Parallels in the Fight Against the Status QuoStephen J. A. Ward introduces the concept of pragmatic objectivity which “is plural and holistic. It evaluates beliefs with a variety of standards. It is inclusive, open to the evaluation of many kinds of writing. It denies dualisms, viewing journalism as both factual and interpretive, an engaged chronicling.” I find…Journalism3 min readJournalism3 min read
Sep 19, 2019Information Ecosystems, Design, and TrustAfter Jesse Hardman spoke to our class about his community engagement projects, we had an email conversation and he recommended that I read a chapter in Media and Mass Atrocity: “The Role of the Media in Fostering a Culture of Critical Engagement in the Context of Mass Atrocities: Examples from…Journalism3 min readJournalism3 min read
Sep 13, 2019Relationships and Trust in Conflict Areas“If a journalist is only building relationships with powerful people, how will that change the type of information they gather?” Mike Rispoli. What do we mean by relationships? What kind of information should we gather in a security sensitive community? And how? I think relationships should be critically defined in…Journalism2 min readJournalism2 min read
