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5 ways to incorporate engagement into everyday reporting

Early childhood reporter Mariana Dale weaves some basic engagement methods into her daily work.

In 2018, KPCC-LAist redesigned its early childhood education beat to focus on telling stories with and for parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5. As part of that redesign early childhood reporter Mariana Dale weaves some basic methods into her daily work. For example, with every interview, she asks people about their information needs:

  • What’s an issue that isn’t getting enough attention?
  • What do you wish you knew more about?
  • How do you find information about early childhood?

She also spends about 20 minutes a week maintaining a spreadsheet on her sources. It helps her follow up with sources after a story is published to share how their information was used (or why it wasn’t).

Check out the link for a breakdown of the ways she incorporates engagement into everyday reporting.