Pop-In Call #2: What is Engaged Journalism? w/ Kathryn Geels

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Pop-in calls are short, hands-on conversations where members of the co-matter community call in to share insights about a specific project they currently work on. Today we're joined by the fantastic Kathryn Geels, director of the Engaged Journalism Accelerator based out of London, UK. We talk about: - The Engaged Journalism Accelerator and its mission to inspire, connect and support news organisations across Europe to empower communities and their conversations - The shift in journalism to become more audience-focussed. Not just in terms of subscriptions / advertising revenue, but more in how readers can participate in all aspects of a news organization - Germany's membership-based news platform Krautreporter.de and how they share their insights in their playbook for engaged journalism to help other news organizations break out of their silos - Spain's Maldita.es that established an ambassador program called "Malditos" and an open CRM that allows its community to contribute to the organization - How traditional news organizations can adapt to becoming more community-driven through opening up processes, decision making and letting people participate more Follow Kathryn at @girlondon and @ejcnet. A special shout-out goes to Kathryn's team Ben Whitelaw and Madalina Ciobanu who Kathryn chose to greet in her final remarks on the conversation. Hi Ben and Madalina!