Gather is a project + platform to support community-minded journalists and other engagement professionals. Our mission: make journalism more responsive to the public’s needs and more inclusive of the public’s voices and diversity, by helping journalists, educators, and students who share these values find each other, find resources and best practices, and find support and mentorship. Learn more about Gather.
The guide “Taking Care” by jesikah maria ross emphasizes the importance of practicing care in journalism, offering practical tips and insights for creating impactful and healing storytelling.
TBIJ investigated cigarette advertising near schools in Lima, Peru, as a part of their Global Health project implementing domestic legislation prohibiting outdoor advertising of cigarettes within 500 meters of schools.
Ted Conover, John Pendygraft, and Gillian Tett, all accomplished in integrating anthropology into their award-winning reporting, discussed the intersections between anthropology and journalism and how ethnography could enhance news reporting.
“I heard about Gather and thought, “Yes, this is the group I need!” I joined the library last December after six years in documentary news and came to Gather to find support and ideas and to meet colleagues in the broader field of engagement.”
“I really want to be at least aware of what’s working and what’s not working in social, newsletters, analytics, subscriber retention, etc. in other newsrooms, and I’ve learned so much already from being a member of this workspace.”
“I’m on Gather because there are so many ways that folks are practicing engagement across the world, and I always want to figure out how to iterate on ideas or fill in gaps that exist.”
