Chaumtoli HuqStories have the power to shape lives. What happens when that power is held by those with a community focus?
During a recent webinar on collaborative journalism, Law@theMargins explored the opportunities and challenges of grassroots community media learned from “We the Immigrants,” the Community Based News Room (CBNR) multimedia series supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. We heard feedback and takeaways from the coalition of writers, allies and other community media partners that made this CBNR project possible. Watch the full webinar below.
Speakers included:
Chaumtoli Huq, Law@theMargins founder and editor, CBNR publisher
Eric Ortiz, CBNR executive editor
Carla Pineda, “We the Immigrants” writer, digital producer at KCETLink
Shannon Luders-Manuel, “We the Immigrants” writer, critical race scholar
Michael Nigro, “We the Immigrants” writer, multimedia journalistMaru Mora Villalpando, Immigrant rights activist, “We the Immigrants” community collaborator and CBNR writer David Brand, The Queens Daily Eagle managing editor
Christina Carrega, The Queens Daily Eagle news editor.
Dick Price and Sharon Kyle, LA Progressive editors
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