Pop-up community newsrooms are a tool for small newsrooms to harness local expertise and involve community members in journalism. They unite journalists and non-journalists for a limited time to produce in-depth reporting, allowing small news organizations to create a “capacity surge” or “sprint” to meet pressing information needs.
This tool expands the pool of potential journalism contributors while adhering to traditional journalistic practices. It’s especially beneficial for investigating local pressing issues, where small publishers face constraints. However, it’s not a tool if it doesn’t benefit the community, the newsroom and the pop-up partners.
So how do you determine if this is right for your publication at this moment?
