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SUMMARY:Back to the Block: Why Neighborhood News is the Future of Local Jou
 rnalism
DESCRIPTION:Join Marcus Riley\, senior director of content strategy and inc
 lusive journalism at The E.W. Scripps Company\, for Media Mentors\, presen
 ted by the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center.\n\nAs trust in media sh
 ifts\, many news organizations are rediscovering the power of neighborhood
 -level reporting. This session will explore why hyperlocal\, community-cen
 tered journalism is gaining renewed importance and how newsrooms are rethi
 nking strategy to better reflect and serve the communities around them. Dr
 awing from leadership experience in content strategy and inclusive journal
 ism across multiple markets\, this mentor will examine how organizations i
 mplement neighborhood news models\, measure impact and ensure representati
 on. Participants will gain insight into how emerging journalists can cente
 r communities in their reporting and why proximity\, inclusion and listeni
 ng are essential to rebuilding trust.\n\nRegister for free at rhcjcnews.co
 m/mm.\n\nOriginal listing: https://calendar.usm.edu/event/back-to-the-bloc
 k-why-neighborhood-news-is-the-future-of-local-journalism\n\nDetails: http
 s://hattiesburg.events/events/14bea5f8-6fb0-4419-973c-7ad0b999093b
LOCATION:Gonzales Auditorium\, LAB 108
GEO:31.326671;-89.336524
CATEGORIES:University
URL:https://hattiesburg.events/events/14bea5f8-6fb0-4419-973c-7ad0b999093b
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