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University students present News Lab and Documenters pilot to council as civic journalism initiative
Summary
Students from the University of Evansville presented News Lab’s research on local news needs and outlined a Documenters pilot program to train and pay community members to cover civic meetings; the project is seeking local partners and plans a pilot by May.
Students and project partners presented an update on News Lab — a University of Evansville civic journalism initiative — and asked the Common Council to consider partnering on a pilot program to recruit and train community “documenters” to attend local meetings and produce verified, accessible meeting coverage.
Chloe Campbell and Emily Palmasano, University of Evansville seniors and News Lab members, summarized two years of research including a community survey, focus groups and listening sessions that found uneven local news coverage, limited…
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