Reporting on poverty can take many forms and requires trust but, done right, it will help dispel some myths and stereotypes and succeed in “giving voice to the voiceless.”
These were some of the takeaways from Thursday evening’s public forum dealing with poverty and news media coverage of it. The program attracted an audience of close to 100 people, but others were turned away despite empty chairs in the room. It was the final public event in Eau Claire’s month-long “Beyond the Headlines” series.
“Beyond the Headlines” to explore news coverage of poverty in Eau Claire with October series of events
Examples of poverty in the Chippewa Valley may often go unnoticed unless they are spotlighted in the news media.
How – and whether – journalists do this will be explored in a series of upcoming events in Eau Claire. A headliner forum at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 will feature a pair of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters discussing this issue.
JONAH community forum focuses on homelessness and poverty
Poverty and homelessness – and a looming funding crisis that threatens both temporary and sustainable housing for people in need of it – were the focus of a Monday evening forum that attracted some 60 community members to the First Congregational United Church of Christ.
Panelists sketched a picture of Eau Claire County poverty that frequently goes unrecognized, and stressed the need for many more affordable housing units than are now available. .
Retrospective: “One Book, One Community” programs provided information, sparked discussions of homelessness
By David Gordon, Associate Editor This year’s five programs in the “One Book, One Community” series gave participants an opportunity to focus on how eviction and homelessness affect the Chippewa Valley, according to Isa Small, programming manager at Eau Claire’s L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. They also had an impact beyond the programs’ audiences by promoting […]