Meta Connects | Research, Practice & Social Change

04/11/2016

[NEW POST] National Top-Down approaches to address digital Equity---do they work?

Northeast Los Angeles Riverfront Collaborative

04/11/2016

[NEW POST] Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism Releases Report: “Engaging Communities Through Solutions Journalism”
How do South LA residents respond to stories about their community that use a solutions journalism format?

Solutions Journalism: Solutions-oriented journalism explores underlying reasons to social problems...

01/15/2016

[NEW POST] Solutions Oriented Journalism Study

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05/07/2015

Watts Public Forum | Lessons Learned & Stories Produced

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05/06/2015

[SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW]
Prof. Annette Kim on the Spatial Analysis Lab (SLAB)

04/14/2015

Community orgs trained in story pitching

RSVP | Public Forum on April 23rd, 2015

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04/14/2015

[SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW]
Dr. Hortensia Amaro on
USC State of the Neighborhood Report
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02/18/2015

Visions & Voices of South LA

Food, Recreation, and the Arts as Social Justice |

Panel on February 26th, 2015, 6pm

02/09/2015

50 Years after the Watts Riots

Producing Media Stories about South LA |
PUBLIC FORUM IN APRIL 2015

12/16/2014

"Weibo"--Chinese immigrants' social media

Weibo & community engagement in Alhambra

12/10/2014

"Booth-ing" at CicLAvia South LA

MetaConnects at CicLAvia South LA

12/10/2014

Filipinos for Garcetti

A Panel discussion on "Ethnic political organizing in LA"

12/01/2014

EATING TOGETHER--FOOD & COMMUNITY

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11/19/2014

Look Who's Talking River

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11/11/2014

WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THE LA RIVER?

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10/05/2014

COMMUNITY ORGS AT OCTOBER CICLAVIA

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Community Collaborations

Voices of South L.A.: Civic Action and Community Voice 10/09/14, 6:00pm

Community Collaborations

RSVP for South LA Democratic Spaces: A collaborative multimedia storytelling investigation of 15 sites of democratic activity in South LA

Community Collaborations

Get involved!
Learn more about the campaigns and programs of those organizations involved in Democratic Spaces South LA

Community-based organizations across the South LA area are working to improve health, justice and civic vitality for local residents and families

Community Collaborations

Democratic Spaces Map, South LA:

Check out the locations identified as democratic spaces by South LA community organizers

Community Collaborations

Photos and videos: See South LA community organizers and the democratic spaces in their neighborhood

Toolkit

Research Questionnaire:
An Easy Tool to Develop a Research Plan of Action on any budget

Toolkit

Research Rubric:

A Visual Menu of Communication Methods to
Improve Your Organization's Community Impact

This rubric helps identify which research tools can be employed based on your research questions, budget and staffing.

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Findings

Media

Resident Connections to Media in South LA:
Different Residents Rely on Different Outlets to Stay on Top of Community Issues

The preferred way South LA residents get local information is by TV, followed by newspapers and radio.

Findings

Organizations

Resident Connections to Organizations in South LA:
A Key Part of the Storytelling Network

85% of South LA residents belong to at least one community group. Cultural, ethnic and religious groups are the most popular.

Community Collaborations

Community-Based Research

Digital Media and Community-Based Participatory Research:
A Collaborative Project with the Bresee Community Center

08/03/2015

Making Research "In Community" Work

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Findings

Intergroup Relations

Intergroup Relations in South LA:
Key Findings on the Frequency and Quality of Intergroup Interaction

Compared to Latinos, African Americans in South LA reported higher frequency of intergroup interaction.

Toolkit

Geo-ethnic Media

Geo-Ethnic Media:

An often overlooked but critically important part of the Communication Infrastructure