How to Have a Voice in Local News
This guide offers community members concrete steps for building relationships with reporters — along with ideas, strategies and tools for anyone who wants to have a voice in local journalism and contribute to a healthy local news environment.
Topics:
- Consider “journalist” and “community member” as roles
- Think about stories and not only issues
- Specific ways to build relationships with local journalists
- Know what to expect from reporters
- The difference between “on the record,” “off the record,” and “on background”