By Holly Kernan, KALW News Director
[Note: KALW-FM was a producing partner with Indy Arts-affiliate Newsdesk.org on 2008's Election Truthiness Report.]
* Help KALW document the downturn!
* The Economic Edge home page
At KALW news, I’m pleased to announce the launch of our new project designed to tap into the power of our community. We’re calling it “The Economic Edge: Documenting the Downturn.”
The goal: to cover how the economic crisis is affecting you and your community.
We need your help to make it happen. We aren’t asking for money, just a little bit of your time. The project will combine the efforts of our reporters with those of people from all over the bay.
That’s where you come in.
When was the last time you went to a neighborhood watch meeting? Or dropped by a merchants association meeting? Are you interested in learning how your neighborhood is coping with the bad economy? Or maybe you just want to have your stories heard and represented in our coverage. It would be difficult for us to spend time in every corner of the Bay Area that we would like to reach.
Now you can lend us a hand, and take an active role in representing and engaging with your community. We’ve made the process simple: you choose a meeting or event in your city, attend, and report back to us via the phone and/or post a blog report.
The second phase of this project will be to ask the question: How can we come together to address some of our community needs?
But first, help us understand the scope of this crisis in our communities. Please pass this along to your network.
Together, we can make an impact on our community!
Tags: Journalism & Media
