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The Listening Post Collective (LPC) partners with communities to develop the locally driven news and information solutions they need to thrive! 📊 civicinfoindex.org 🧡 listeningpostcollective.org 📥 tinyurl.com/2hvacy3t

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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🎉🍎 We’re excited to announce the launch of the Civic Media Playbook for Educators, created in partnership with @reportinglabs.bsky.social! This adaptation offers practical lesson plans and resources that guide classrooms through every step of community-focused journalism. tinyurl.com/29vsv62b
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
What does it look like when local media meets the needs of the communities it serves? That's what News Futures and the Objective explore in “It’s Time for Civic Media”. 14 essays, one big question, infinite possibilities. Featuring our own Jesse Hardman! objectivejournalism.org/civic-media-... 🗞️
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The Objective x News Futures Magazine
In a new collaboration between The Objective and News Futures, 14 practitioners share their perspectives on building local, participatory, and durable information systems for the next decade.
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
📆🍎Journalism, social sciences and civics instructors - mark your calendars! @reportinglabs.bsky.social
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Information Futures Lab @infofutureslab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
We are excited to announce a new and improved version of the Civic Information Index! Built in collaboration with @lpostcollective.bsky.social and with support from @democracyfund.bsky.social, this tool maps drivers of civic health across the U.S.—and now it comes with new features.
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Big news! 🎉 Four immigrant serving newsrooms—@documentedny.bsky.social, @conectaarizona.bsky.social, @eltimpano.bsky.social and @sahanjournal.bsky.social—are teaming up with LPC to launch the Immigrant News Coalition. Read more about the launch here👇 listeningpostcollective.org/immigrant-ne...
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Four Immigrant Serving LPC Partners Announce the Formation of the Immigrant News Coalition - Listening Post Collective
Today four immigrant serving nonprofit newsrooms and the media support organization Listening Post Collective announce the formation of the Immigrant News Coalition.
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
In our June newsletter, we chat with #PressForward Iowa on their information mapping, share Playbook-guided insights from a school in South Carolina, celebrate @nfcb.bsky.social and community radio, and recap our session at the @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social Media Impact Forum tinyurl.com/bdh4dhus
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🌽⚾If You Build It...
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🧬ICYMI: @drewvigal.bsky.social is thinking big about the role of journalism in his state of Oregon. Read more about the connective tissue of Andrew's work, of our growing Collective, and of the many things that link our civic lives, from schools to third spaces to AI, in LPC's May newsletter
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🧬Connective Tissue
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
⏲️🩺 It's time for a #civichealth check-up! Our very own Jesse Hardman is in Lafayette, LA today to share how the #CivicInformationIndex can help journalists, funders and other local stakeholders create community-led info solutions that strengthen civic health in their #BigTowns! bigtowns.org
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Meera Selva @meeraselva.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The wonderful Maritza Felix from Connect Arizona, a @lpostcollective.bsky.social partner speaking about borders, community listening and local news @journalismfestival.com .
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🚨 Now Open: Q2 Applications for LPC Playbook Grants! 🚨 Applicants are eligible for $20,000 to support deep community listening and civic media projects using the LPC Playbook. Sign up for the Playbook today to apply: listeningpostcollective.org/playbook/
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Listening Post Collective - Playbook
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
✈️ We're taking LPC on the road this week! From connecting with community journalists at the @nclocal.bsky.social North Carolina News & Information Summit to catching up with our partners in the big city, LPC is kicking off a busy year of engagement. Stay tuned for some exciting news to come!
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Threats against journalists are rising, especially for those covering sensitive issues or working w/at-risk communities. Join us for a webinar on March 18 to learn how to safeguard: 💻 Your devices 🔏 Your accounts 📲 Your communications 🫂 Your communities Register here: airtable.com/appl208cMlXn...
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🎉 LPC is thrilled to celebrate the launch of @overstoryhawaii.bsky.social , a new listening-first newsroom in Hawai‘i! Using our Civic Media Playbook as a guide, Overstory engaged directly with communities across the islands to shape its coverage priorities. 🪶 overstoryhawaii.org/heres-how-ov...
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Here’s How Overstory Was Shaped by Community Listening - Overstory
We sought to build meaningful relationships with the communities we’ll be serving, understand their information needs and engrain thoughtful listening into our newsroom culture.
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🌟 Announcing News Futures: We're helping build a future for local news that's service-oriented, participatory, and reparative. Join this community of journalists, organizers, public servants & educators working toward information equity for all! Sign the charter: www.newsfutures.org #NewsFutures
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News Futures
Since 2018, News Futures has been a collective of people, ideas, and spaces focused on building a participatory and networked future for local news. As we evolve, we invite you to join us in shaping t...
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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 03/02/2025
📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com begins TODAY! ✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information. 🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org
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- Teens are navigating the most complex information landscape in history.
- News literacy can help them learn to identify credible information

NATIONAL NEWS LITERACY WEEK
Presented by News Literacy Project, the E.W. Scripps Company and USA Today
Feb. 3-7, 2025
For a future founded on facts, visit NewsLiteracyWeek.org
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
First LPC Newsletter of 2025 is hot off the press and fresh in your inboxes!🔥 Read more for specifics on year two of our strategic plan, and how you can get involved with the Collective. And be sure to subscribe at the link in bio to keep up with the cool kids. 😎 🔗 mailchi.mp/47e8ba3bf6b3...
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
🌇 Our 2024 Year in Review is now live! Last year, LPC leaned in with bold initiatives, collaborations and a clear vision for empowering communities and building equitable and sustainable local information ecosystems.   👉 Read all about our 2024 work here: listeningpostcollective.org/the-listenin...
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The Listening Post Collective Year in Review 2024 - Listening Post Collective
Our Year in Review documents what we supported, what we learned and what we accomplished in 2024
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
💪 Let’s build stronger local media together! 💪 🌱 Read more on how we partner with civic media providers to map information gaps, pilot community-driven projects, and create pathways for growth. Let's connect in 2025! 📩 info@listeningpostcollective.org 🔗 listeningpostcollective.org/how-to-partn...
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Insightful article by @sarahstonbely.bsky.social that invites us to look beyond news deserts to local civic information providers: "Understanding information landscapes at the 30-foot view, especially from afar and for a country as vast as ours, requires collaboration." www.cjr.org/tow_center/f...
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From ‘News Deserts’ to ‘Information Oceans’?
Reframing local landscapes for the digital age.
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
💸 We're thrilled to have MacArthur's support to fund our ambitious $20 million strategy. This funding will enable us to distribute 50 grants across the US in communities identified through our Civic Info Index. Click the link in bio for our 2025 plans! 🔗 listeningpostcollective.org/macarthur-gr...
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Listening Post Collective Secures $3 Million Grant from MacArthur Foundation to Bolster Community-Centric Local Information - Listening Post Collective
Listening Post Collective Secures $3 Million Grant from MacArthur Foundation to Bolster Community-Centric Local Information
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🌅 Happening today: LPC and @infofutureslab.bsky.social are sharing our #CivicInformationIndex at the National Conference on Citizenship to show how a focus on civic health can revitalize local news and inspire civic collaboration! #NCoC24 #RenewingCivicHealth 🔗 Full agenda: ncoc.org/2024-speakers/
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2024 National Conference on Citizenship Speakers | National Conference on Citizenship
Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean is the President at Fair Count, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, founded by Stacey Abrams. The goal of Fair Count is to ensure that every person in Georgia and the nati...
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News Ambassadors @newsambassadors.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
News Ambassadors enlists college journalism students to help local newsrooms fill gaps in coverage of underreported communities with rigorously reported stories that uplift solutions and common ground. Please subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the loop!
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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 03/12/2024
Our friends Listening Post Collective have a new Civic Information Index, using publicly available data to map civic health throughout the US. Notably, they found that a high number of “Public Good” Facebook Pages in a community indicated higher levels of civic health! civicinfoindex.org/the-index
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
🎉This #GivingTuesday, support LPC’s partners and grantees driving local journalism and storytelling! 💙 🔗 Donate directly to those making an impact—links and bios in the thread. Every contribution helps amplify voices and strengthen connections. #SupportLocalMedia #ListeningPostCollective 🧵
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El Tímpano @eltimpano.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
🔊On today's episode of @kqednews.bsky.social's The Bay, our reporters @cgaribay.bsky.social and @jas-aguilera.bsky.social spoke about their recent investigation into Oakland's lead crisis, and why the city of Oakland has still not used millions of lead settlement funds. www.kqed.org/news/1201609...
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Oakland's Lead Funding Sits Untouched as Residents Face Exposure | KQED
Despite winning millions in settlement money from paint companies, the City of Oakland has stalled on using the funds to address its lead issues.
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The Listening Post Collective @lpostcollective.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
👋 Hello, Bluesky! We're excited to start this new social media journey one week into the launch of our #CivicInformationIndex 📊 Created by LPC and @infofutureslab.bsky.social, the Index uses 21 indicators to assess civic health across U.S. counties. Explore the data below! civicinfoindex.org
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Civic Information Index – Engaged, Informed, Equitable, and Healthy Communities Nationwide
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