Framework · from the civic media collection

Deepening Understanding of Place (civic media pattern)

Intensive attention to a specific place changes how people see everything.

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: Westminster Stories, Oakland Lowdown Endless Storefronts, Up the Block, Networks Beyond Borders, Greene Street, Denver Community Museum
practice kind: pattern
charter alignment: news_as_care, public_infrastructure

Connected in the commons

Related by topic

Framework

Amplifying Unheard Voices (civic media pattern)

Surface and center voices left out of public narrative.
Framework

Building Civic Muscle (civic media pattern)

Practice the skills and habits of civic participation.
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.

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

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