Civic Tech Field Guide
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Journalism, storytelling, and other forms of interactive media are critical to civic engagement in democracies. Here we track those media and journalism tech projects that directly relate to citizens working to shift power in society.
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Mission Metrics
Oakland, CaliforniaWhen founding The Oaklandside in 2020, we launched Mission Metrics, an innovative pilot program for reader feedback.
Impact Tracker
OhioThe IA Impact Tracker is a digital platform to help news organizations, funders, and other stakeholders understand the impact of journalism by defining, measuring, and tracking real world change.
The Audience Community of Practice is a group providing support for audience development news professionals.
The Statewide News Collective is a community for news organizations serving statewide audiences launched by The Lenfest Institute, RevLab at The Texas Tribune, and Spotlight PA.
#ISOJ
Austin, TX#ISOJ is the official research journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. It features articles based on original research, methodologies relevant to the study of journalism and innovative technologies (online, tablets, mobile platforms, etc.), critical syntheses of research and theoretical perspectives on journalism today.
Future of Journalism
University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UKPodcast from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
The Lenfest News Philanthropy Network is a community of practice designed to support and build capacity for fundraising and development professionals in journalism.
Engaged Cities is a community of practice for news organizations with engagement-first approaches to serving U.S. cities.
Say No to Disinfo
LondonSay No To Disinfo mines peer-reviewed empirical studies for insight on the most effective way to combat any information threat.
Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence
Emerson College, Boylston Street, Boston, MA, USATransforming Narratives of Gun Violence (TNGV) is a collaborative initiative which seeks to understand the impact of dominant narratives of gun violence on individuals, families, and communities most impacted, and aims to co-create interventions to change these narratives.
Transforming Narratives for Environmental Justice
Emerson College, Boylston Street, Boston, MA, USATransforming Narratives for Environmental Justice (TNEJ) seeks to advance environmental and climate justice through collaborative storytelling, design, and research.
Trump Trials Clearinghouse
New York UniversityTo help readers parse through these complex legal developments, we have centralized information on Trump’s major cases in the most comprehensive clearinghouse of its kind.
A project of Global Voices, we are a global anti-censorship network of bloggers and activists dedicated to protecting freedom of expression online.
This website provides data on the turnover of leaders in municipal and state-owned enterprises, and their connections with political parties or associations.
OpenArchive helps history's first responders safely store, verify, and share critical evidence. We conduct co-research, build tools, and create guides that advance human rights every day.
You can install Dangerzone on your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer, and then use it to open a variety of types of documents: PDFs, Microsoft Office or LibreOffice documents, or images. Even if the original document is dangerous and would normally hack your computer, Dangerzone will convert it into a safe PDF that you can open and read.
The Internews Risk and Response Fund
CaliforniaThe Risk and Response Fund is a $10 million pool of unrestricted resources that can be deployed with speed when a crisis strikes. It will also ensure Internews has unrestricted funds to cover the organizational risks and costs inherent in operating a multinational nonprofit with programs in the places that need information most.
Villantott
HungaryGoogle Chrome Add-on for selecting the most interesting articles of the origo.hu propaganda news website.
Understanding journalism impact: A multi-dimensional taxonomy for professional, organizational and societal change
United States of America (the)Drawing on literature from multiple disciplines, we propose a multi-faceted metric which future researchers, journalists and news agencies will be able to use when analysing media impact.
Press Forward
United States of America (the)Building on years of work and investments, a growing group of national, regional, and local funders have come forward to invest in local news and information.
The Center for International Media Assistance's donor profiles on major public and private funders of global media development work
International Journalists' Network
Washington D.C., DC, USAIJNet delivers the latest on global media innovation, news apps and tools, training opportunities and expert advice for professional and emerging journalists worldwide.
International Media Support
CopenhagenIMS is the largest media development organisation in the Nordic region. We work in more than 30 countries across four continents promoting press freedom, good journalism and safety for journalists.
Our global editorial team of almost 50 journalists and about 300 freelancers covers the world’s under-reported stories at the heart of aid, development, women’s and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, property rights, climate change and social innovation. We make our stories available free of charge to hundreds of smaller media outlets and non-government organisations around the world.
The Journalists in Distress (JiD) Network is an informal forum for sharing information on journalists in distress and developing joint initiatives for emergency response.
Baraza Media Lab
KenyaWe are an initiative that serves as a crucial building block in strengthening the Kenyan media ecosystem, working to rebuild trust amongst the key players in the ecosystem and the public, and putting in place resources that will help address challenges being faced in terms of business models.
Six AI tools under active development by professional newsrooms
Encrypted Messaging Applications and Political Messaging: How They Work and Why Understanding Them is Important for Combating Global Disinformation
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USAThis report provides an overview of how various EMAs work, a review of popular EMAs and their notable features (LINE, Signal, Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp, and WeChat), and examples of how EMAs have been used for political manipulation
Mercenários Digitais
South AmericaBrasil: Investigação transnacional revela empresas de marketing político ligadas à extrema direita
The Chanzo Initiative
Tanzania, United Republic ofThe Chanzo Initiative exists at the interface between advocacy and journalism. It is founded to uplift the voices of the underreported, vulnerable, and marginalized communities in Tanzania with the goal to make Tanzania the best place to live for everyone regardless of class, creed, sexual orientation and nationality.
#teyitpedia
Turkeydijitalde eleştirel düşünme becerileri kazandıran, yanlış bilgi sorununa dikkat çeken, teyitçi gibi düşünmeye katkı sağlayan yazılardan oluşur.
Center for News, Technology & Innovation
United States of America (the)The Center for News, Technology & Innovation will provide issue primers with research and legislative activity from around the world and host deliberative discussions among thought leaders in journalism, technology, and policy.
Prague Civil Society Centre
Prague, CzechiaWe empower changemakers with the knowledge, skills and resources to hold power to account.
Digital Safetea
Kampala, UgandaAn interactive game presenting scenarios to learn about existing and emerging digital safety issues
A game to arm people against disinformation
Defensores de la Democracia
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoAntes de la creación de este archivo viviente, no había ningún lugar que encontrara, agregara, clasificara y resguardara los trabajos de los periodistas asesinados en México.
Feel Good Action
Seattle, WA, United States of AmericaWe combine media, data and behavior science to motivate action.
EUfactcheck.eu
MechelenEUfactcheck, an initiative of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA) fights misinformation about European policies and topics. Journalism students from all over Europe factcheck claims made by politicians and others and rate them.
NETTZ
BerlinHate speech on the internet has regrettably become an increasingly pressing social issue. The NETTZ network aims to confront the current trend by supporting moral courage on digital media as well as cultivating a positive debate and opinion culture on the web.
The Media of Great Stories
UkraineThe Media of Great Stories is a project seeking to share a wide spectrum of philanthropy-related articles with the public and increase and encourage social good. The stories cover topical trends in charity, the work of the third sector, and share the views of experts within the sector.
The EMIF is entrusted with an objective of public interest to support fact-checking and media literacy initiatives, as well as fundamental research projects, with a view to addressing the phenomenon of online disinformation in Europe and promoting a more resilient and fact-based digital information ecosystem.
ERSILIA
Paris, FranceErsilia Est Une Plateforme Collaborative D’éducation À L’image
Word Force, a project of Narrative Initiative, provides ghostwriting services and robust communication strategy with a narrative lens to grassroots social justice organizations.
PoliFLW
Netherlands (the)Local politics is getting less attention in the media, due to budget cuts. Meanwhile Dutch municipalities are getting more responsibilities due to decentralisations. With PoliFLW journalists and other interested parties can quickly follow news from local political parties and politicians.
Political Arena
United States of America (the)Political Arena is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim about American power where no two playthroughs are the same. Create your own politician and seek fame or infamy in a fully simulated political world, complete with high stakes campaign strategizing, backroom deals, scandals, special interests, and the press. Be the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
Propastop
EstoniaPropastop is a blog aimed at cleaning Estonia from propaganda, false information and media lie. The blog is run by volunteers.
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