The LIFT Team spent most of last week with communities at the Indiana Black Expo. This year was so engaging and meaningful -- we're appreciative of all the feedback we received from our rotating questions about trusted messengers and sources. We're looking into ways to synthesize the critiques of media coverage and how the most important issues of the days are covered to provide more details to newsrooms. We're also going through at least 300 post-it notes of thoughts and ide

Join us on camera or behind the camera! The LIFT Project is returning to the Indiana Black Expo (IBE) marking our second year of community engagement and conversations about media consumption habits in Indiana. We want to hear from you Indiana! Come visit us at booth #617!

Last night in Detroit, the LIFT Project and the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR) gathered to celebrate the inaugural New Wave Award, honoring early-career reporters for their pursuit of excellence in environmental journalism. This year, we honored Jenae Barnes for her work as the "magic well water lady" and her critical reporting for Capital B Gary about dangerous water contamination of a popular artesian well. Documenting these milestones through visual st

The LIFT Project team is committed to uplifting the community-engaged journalism and community voices, driving narrative change, and enriching healthy information systems. We are thrilled to invite you to join us virtually for an incredible evening of reflection, recognition, and robust discussion! On May 26, we are broadcasting live from the historic Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit for the presentation of the New Wave Award for Excellence in E

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