NCDD Member Organization, AllSides, was recently commissioned by Newsweek to perform a Media Bias Audit™ and identify the outlet's bias rating. AllSides' bias rating system utilizes input from thousands of Americans, encompassing a broad spectrum of political perspectives from left to right, to provide a balanced and trustworthy assessment of media bias. Learn more about the AllSides system and their findings on Newsweek in the blog post below and read the article here.

NCDD member and former board chair, Martín Carcasson, discusses how the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation is collaborating with a local newspaper to reshape opinion journalism. By integrating insights from deliberative practice, they aim to foster healthier civic discourse through quality interactions, analysis, and community building. Through initiatives like the Northern Colorado Deliberative Journalism Project, they seek to transform local journalism into a platform for constructive dialogue and collaboration. In the long term, the DJP and Coloradoan Conversations platform provide an important model for other communities, highlighting the benefits of collaboration between universities and local media. Learn more in the blog post below and read the The American Press Institute​ article here. 

The 2024 Collaborative Journalism Summit will convene in Detroit on May 9-10, featuring workshops and discussions on collaborative journalism, hosted by the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University in partnership with Wayne State University and Detroit Public Television. NCDD Member Jenna Spinelle will present a lightning talk on democracy, and NCDD members are welcome to use the comments section in this blog post to coordinate meeting up during the Summit.

​Those interested in strengthening collaboration between engagement practitioners and media are encouraged to join the NCDD Media Collaborative working group; to dive into strategies for bridging journalism with community engagement, collaboration opportunities, funding efforts, and more. Learn more in the post below...