Step 4: Interviewing Catalysts
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Step 3: Civic Leaders ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Step 5: Community >> ] Step 4: Interviewing Catalysts This is a key step. Catalysts will guide you to sources, conversations and civic places and sometimes even serve as a “host” to gain access to them. Names of catalysts will come from many sources, […]
Step 3: Civic Leader Interviews
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Step 2: Newsroom ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Step 4: Catalysts >> ] Step 3: Civic Leader Interviews Civic leaders are the easiest group in the community to begin interviewing and, depending upon the area/topic you are mapping, the newsroom may already know some of them. Once you start interviewing civic leaders, as […]
Step 2: Newsroom Conversations
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Step 1: What to Map ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Step 3: Civic Leaders >> ] Step 2: Newsroom Conversations Much knowledge about the community already exists within the news organization and it is important to take advantage of that resource. Pull together newsroom conversation(s) and ask people to think about the questions […]
Step 1: Decide What to Map
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Knowledge Keys ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Step 2 >> ] Step 1: Decide What to Map Most journalists choose to map either a specific geographic area of the community, such as a neighborhood; an issue or beat, such as education; or a community of interest, such as people involved with the environment or […]
SEVEN KNOWLEDGE KEYS
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Part 2: Tapping Civic Life ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Step 1: What to Map >> ] Here are the seven keys you will want to keep front and center while you seek to tap into civic life and put together your civic map. While these seven keys may appear similar to […]
Part 2: Tapping Civic Life
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Framework 4 ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Seven Knowledge Keys >> ] Part 2: Tapping Civic Life In this part of the mapping work, you will identify the sources, conversations and civic places you need to tap into civic life. There are three key parts to this work. 1. Getting started. Resources […]
Sense of Different Areas
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Framework 3 ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Part 2: Tapping Civic Life >> ] Framework 4: Making Sense of Different Areas As your newsroom explores more than one area or topic of the community you will want to figure out how they compare. This effort can help you get a better handle on […]
Engaging People Differently
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Framework 2 ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Framework 4 >> ] Framework 3: Engaging People Differently This framework is about the principles and questions journalists will need to tap into civic life. By engaging people differently, you can enhance your ability to learn from civic conversations and produce stories for readers that have […]
Identifying Types of Community Leaders
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Framework 1 ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Framework 3 >> ] Framework 2: Identifying Types of Community Leaders Many people think of “leaders” as those who are elected officials, serve in official capacities within government institutions or are heads of large companies and directors of trade or business groups. The Harwood Institute has […]
Seeing the Layers of Civic Life
Publications: Tapping Civic Life [ << Back: Civic Life Frameworks ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next: Framework 2 >> ] Framework 1: Seeing the Layers of Civic Life Here are key insights into the layers and dimensions of a community’s life. They are drawn from The Harwood Institute’s work. Insight 1 At least five distinct layers of civic life exist in […]