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Engagement Journalism

Explore 21 projects in the Engagement Journalism category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

21 projects

Hearken's Engagement Management System

Hearken’s Engagement Management System empowers organizations to generate actionable insights from the public to create more relevant, representative and original content.

Chicago, IL

HealthTools

HealthTools gives citizens localised answers to everyday health challenges via SMS and the web to help the mwananchi get the best medical care. Data is from reputable official sources, with additional crowd verification

Kenya
Good health and well-being

Nonprofit Journalism Issues Around Impact

A 2012 white paper from Pro Publica by Richard J. Tofel

2008

“News on the Street”: An Action Research Case Study of Embodied Live Journalism in an Urban Public Space

As journalists look for different ways to tell stories and rebuild communities, this paper details an action research approach to a unique live journalism event in a public space.

Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
2025

Missing Them

The City's crowdsourced, data-driven obituaries for New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19

New York City
COVID-19

Hearken

Hearken's consulting and engagement platforms help newsrooms, companies, and organizations engage their audience or community.

Chicago, IL

Digital Día de Muertos altar

Honor your loved ones with a digital Día de Muertos altar by the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA

Mutante

A tool that shows how MPs use Twitter

Bogotà D.C., Carrera 7, Bogota, Colombia

Live Journalism Map

The map features initiatives that combine journalistic practice with live, in-person engagement: performances, assemblies, or participatory events that are based on factual storytelling or original reporting.

Maastricht
2025