Framework · from the civic media collection

Building Civic Muscle (civic media pattern)

Practice the skills and habits of civic participation.

Projects in this pattern

Details

source tag: CB
source note: From the Civic Media Cookbook: 'Producing Civic Media: Recipes to Produce Civic Media Through Participation, Power and Community' — Jihii Jolly and Jennifer Brandel, with the News Futures Working Group (2026).
building from: Poetry for the People, Community Sports Reporting, Give Us Your Two Cents, Desi-Connect, Democracy 101, My Oakland Agenda, Boulder Reporting Lab Pop-Up Newsroom, What's On Your Ballot
practice kind: pattern
charter alignment: doocracy, listening_first

Connected in the commons

Related by topic

Framework

Amplifying Unheard Voices (civic media pattern)

Surface and center voices left out of public narrative.
Recipe

Care Webs

Networks of 20-30 people who check on each other regularly and respond collectively before issues become emergencies.
Recipe

Community Research Teams

Residents learn records requests, data analysis, and documentation to investigate what's happening and demand action.
Recipe

Community Support Spaces

Regular peer circles where people with shared experiences witness each other's stories and heal together.
Recipe

Community-Stewarded Stories

Community-controlled media infrastructure (training, tools, distribution, revenue) so people tell their own stories on their own terms.

Contributed by Jihii Jolly & Jennifer Brandel, with the News Futures Working Group · Civic Media Cookbook (2026)

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