Germantown Info Hub
The Germantown Info Hub is a community journalism project that seeks to share information and stories of and for residents of Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhoods. We are a collaboration between a community advisory group, researchers and student journalists at Temple University and Jefferson University, community outreach specialists and volunteers, and media partners. Over the course of the project we have worked with WHYY, Resolve Philadelphia, Free Press News Voices, G-Town Radio, East Falls Local, and others.
The Info Hub works to promote a cycle of communication involving Germantown community members. This includes creating, sharing, and discussing local news. We do this through weekly outreach including face-to-face tabling where we invite residents to share ideas for stories and issues. We also circulate weekly text messages sharing community events and soliciting input. Ideas from the community are shared with community journalists and media partners, and used to inform monthly community discussions. These discussions explore community issues raised through this process, or invite journalists to come discuss reporting they have been doing about Germantown. We publish occasional multimedia stories online, and hope to expand opportunities for community contributors to share their stories.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About the Info Hub page.
Info
- Email Newsletter: Subscribe to the Info Hub Newsletter
- Podcast: G-Town Info Hub Radio Hour
- Twitter: @gtowninfohub
