The Listening Post Collective partners with people and organizations to develop local news that helps American communities thrive. We envision a future where civic power is strengthened by equitable media.
With the LPC, we are bringing to the United States the tried and tested methodology, tools, and knowledge that Internews has developed over 40 years of supporting independent media across the world.
Over 10 years, we have mapped information needs in communities across the US, seed-funded local civic-minded startups, and partnered with hundreds of civic information sharers, especially those serving BIPOC and immigrant communities.
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How do we decide where to work? We conduct rigorous assessments that identify priority regions with high BIPOC populations, low media infrastructure, gaps in civic infrastructure, and low philanthropic investment. Then, we use the data to design tailored interventions based on the real needs and wants of underserved communities, meeting them on the platforms that they actually use. This nimble and inexpensive methodology is the foundation for our Civic Media Design process and responds to the actual needs of people.
Here are some of the priority communities we hope to expand our work in, in 2023 and beyond: