Get job tips and opportunities, other news you can use with our text-based information system – Democrat & Chronicle

This month, Democrat and Chronicle reporters and editors arespending time in the fourthlocation forourmobile newsroom initiative, in the David F. Gantt Recreation Center. The project is taking our reporting team into communitiesin the north-east and north-west of the city. The new commitmentis intended to help ensure the news and information from the Democrat and Chroniclemore closely meetsthe needs of under served communitiesand to open up ways to reach new readers.

Autoplay

Show Thumbnails

Show Captions

Theconversations have led to range of new stories including a guide to delicious affordable eats in the northeast, a celebration of the life and the ministry of Rev. Norma Ortiz and,an in-depth look at the long-awaited La Marketa development on North Clinton;set against a backdrop of urgent community action to address dangerous activity driven by the opioid crisis.

More: News you can use: D&C news staff will be all ears at mobile newsrooms across the community

Now we're building on that communityengagement and getting ready to launch another service for readers, by creating conversations with readers through atextmessaging systemcalled Groundsource.

Groundsource is new way to deliver text based news to underserved communities(Photo: Matthew Leonard)

In much of Rochester, internet access remains elusive for many lower-income households and the affordability of unlimited talk and text mobile plans mean they're an important tool for many families.This accessibletechnology can be seenin markets across the country delivering readers information ontopics like affordable housing, employment andeducation. In Detroit, for example, one outlet calledOutlier Mediastarted outletting people know if their rental home is at risk of being sold to recover back taxes owed by their landlord. In Oakland CA, a Spanish-language news service El Tmpano began to foster more civic engagement among Latino immigrants there through a listening tour to better understand the needs of community.

In the spirit of news your can really use, one of the first services for readers who opt into theDemocrat and Chronicle's text delivery systemwill be a job newsletter containing employmenttips and opportunities.

We're also looking for community input on what informationpeople could most use.

Democrat and Chronicle(Photo: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Read or Share this story: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/02/05/text-messaging-news-service-launching-meet-needs-underserved-rochester-communities/4333734002/

Read more here:
Get job tips and opportunities, other news you can use with our text-based information system - Democrat & Chronicle