Thanks to the Scripps Howard Fund, some of our #NewsAmbassadors were able to get 1:1 mentorship this past semester from journalists nationwide. We are helping grow more inclusive and community-focused storytellers.

When flooding hits year after year, who pays the price? News Ambassador Britton Struthers-Lugo reports on urban flooding in Berwyn, Illinois. Check it out in this month's newsletter + tons of journalism resources: newsambassadors.beehiiv.com/p/who-bears-...

Happening tomorrow and sure to be worth your time : www.solutionsjournalism.org/events/intro...

When survivors of gun violence are discharged from the hospital, who helps them heal?
This month’s newsletter spotlights a story where community members are stepping in to support disabled survivors left behind by the healthcare system.
Read it here: newsambassadors.beehiiv.com/p/who-cares-...

A healthy local democracy thrives when people with different views work together to tackle shared challenges. We’re spotlighting “22 Questions to Complicate the Narrative" from the @soljourno.bsky.social to avoid simple pro/con binary reporting. Check it out here:
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Journalists! Two powerful trainings coming up:

May 27 @ 1PM EST
Convening Your Community w/ Hearken + Ken Schneck
Learn how to host fair community-led convos.

June 3 @ 3PM EST
Depolarization Reporting Strategies
Led by Dana Amihere, founder of AfroLA + NA mentor.

Links in our latest newsletter!

Who gets to tell the American story? This month we are spotlighting student reporters from Montclair University who traveled to California to help fill gaps in historical coverage of Asian American immigration through Angel Island. newsambassadors.beehiiv.com/p/who-gets-t...

Attention fans of pluralistic democracy: Check out these strategies for journalists and storytellers to move beyond oversimplified, polarizing narratives to tell stronger stories of "we" with help from News Ambassadors, Citizen University, PACE and Cinereach.

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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!

Journalists/Storytellers: Join us Monday to learn how "Complicating the Narratives" in our stories can help strengthen civic culture? It's part of a Citizen University workshop for journalists & storytellers.

Register HERE: lnkd.in/eQBsBhNZ

Learn more here: thefulcrum.us/media-techno...