Social media learning module for journalists and news organizations working to integrate social media and digital tools into their reporting. This learning module focuses on the principles of authenticity, transparency and crowd-sourced, real-time communication. It...
Hyperlocal news site and media capacity building organization. We cover under reported issues and provide a news platform that focuses on 6 key areas: Identity, Arts and Education, Healthy Eating, Development, Justice and the Environment. We also partner with local...
Code For Oakland is a city wide hackathon focused on increasing civic participation in local issues and building networks between technologists, developers and a diverse cross section of community members. The event is co produced by several organizations including...
The battle for safe food is unfolding around the country through fights to regulate pesticide use, label genetically modified (GMO) foods, and push against the tide of big agriculture corporations spending big money to influence food policy legislation. To report on...
Black Futurists Speak is a multimedia literary performance project produced by the Black Futurist Working Group. The project showcases the most cutting edge young wordsmiths, lyricists and storytellers working in the Bay Area combined with live painting and musical...
Multimedia news series investigating toxic air quality and health issues in West Oakland. The project was a crowdfunded collaborative experiment between a reporter, photographer, editor and the nonprofits newsdesk.org and fundraising platform Spot.us. Through...
