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SUMMARY:How Local News Shapes Civic Life 
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DESCRIPTION:Where do you turn for local news and information\, and how do 
 you know what to trust? .\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/17309940
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Registration is encouraged but not
  required. Your answers to registration questions will help shape this eve
 nt.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Join Andrew DeVigal and the Deschutes Public L
 ibrary for a community conversation about how people find\, share\, and ma
 ke sense of local news. Drawing on the Agora Journalism Center&rsquo\;s wo
 rk with communities across Oregon\, this program will explore why local jo
 urnalism matters\, how social media and community networks shape what we k
 now\, and what it means to build a healthier local information ecosystem. 
 Participants will leave with new ways to think about the news they consume
  and why trusted local information is essential to civic life.</p>\n<p><st
 rong>About the Presenter:</strong></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://stati
 c.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dpl/Andrew_DeVigal.jpeg" width="200" 
 height="133" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Andrew DeVigal </strong>ho
 lds the endowed chair in journalism innovation and civic engagement and di
 rects the <a href="https://agorajournalism.center/">Agora Journalism Cente
 r</a>\, a forum for the future of local news and civic health\, at the <a 
 href="https://journalism.uoregon.edu/">University of Oregon's School of Jo
 urnalism &amp\; Communication</a>. The center energizes research\, teachin
 g\, and learning to foster pathways for public participation and transform
  how communicators and journalists inform and relate with their communitie
 s. A constant connector and bridge builder\, DeVigal&rsquo\;s leadership a
 t the school has led to industry-recognized initiatives such as <a href="h
 ttps://letsgather.in/">Gather</a>\, a platform that supports community-min
 ded journalists\, and the <a href="https://agorajournalism.center/the-doer
 s-gathering-toolkit/">Doers Gathering</a>\, a toolkit that drives communit
 y-driven solutions to pressing local issues. Before joining the UofO\, DeV
 igal was the multimedia editor at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">The N
 ew York Times</a>\, where he directed the multimedia team and conceived an
 d produced ground-breaking story forms and processes that continue to shap
 e the industry today.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:em
 ilyc@deschuteslibrary.org">emilyc@deschuteslibrary.org</a></p>\nhttps://dp
 l.libnet.info/event/17309940
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