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How are we building trust with the communities we serve? Signal Ohio CEO Rita McNeil Danish said it best while speaking at the Columbus Metropolitan Club forum this week. “We are constantly in touch with the community. We are constantly doing surveys. We are constantly reaching out. We are doing library hours to connect with the community who may not have internet access. We are making sure we meet the community where they are so that we can build that trust with them. So that we can explain to them how we can be a trusted source, the power of information…Let’s go back to grassroots. Let’s go back to the front porch. Let’s talk about the issues that matter to them, what is important to them. And let them know that we hear them.” Watch the important conversation here: https://bit.ly/3T1fyoF

Signal Ohio is on a mission to equip residents to be more civically engaged in the places where they live. That's why our CEO Rita McNeil Danish will be part of Columbus Metropolitan Club's important conversation "Real News, Fake News and How Journalism Can Save Democracy" on Aug. 21. You can join in person or watch live. Find details here: https://bit.ly/3WPVEhx

“We are not competition, we are an enhancement of the media ecosystem,” says Signal Ohio CEO Rita McNeil Danish. The goal is to cover “the under-served and under-represented,” she says. “We have no paywall. We’re an additive, not a competitor.” https://bit.ly/3WIFSWS

Signal Ohio is growing again! We are excited to announce our new board member Delores Hargrove-Young and the Signal Cincinnati newsroom! "Cincinnati is a crucial city in Ohio with engaged leaders and residents who have told us they want more news and information in the Greater Cincinnati area. Our mission includes providing good news and information to help citizens of Greater Cincinnati make informed decisions," Signal Ohio CEO Rita McNeil Danish said. https://bit.ly/461fdaU

In a Signal Cleveland investigation, our talented staff explored a network of overseas investors who bought over 100 homes in Cleveland. The team analyzed hundreds of property transactions, local housing court records, documents from a Swedish lawsuit that had been translated into English and business records from Ohio and Sweden. What they learned is compiled in the "Cleveland For Sale" series, which explores what can happen when an influx of investors come to a majority-renter city. Read the investigation here: https://lnkd.in/eXXjV7Ru

Signal Ohio's work was recently featured by Poynter on how we are fighting news deserts. “It’s all part of a growth process where we begin to identify what is important to our readers,” CEO Rita McNeil Danish said. “We make sure we survey our readers on what they like, what they don’t like and what’s important to them, so we can keep our pulse on those readers and meet them where they are.” https://bit.ly/3RK71Wm

🎉 We are so happy to share our Cleveland newsroom's good news! With a range of stories focused on topics from economics and government to childcare and youth football, our award-winning reporting demonstrates the success of our new model for local news — one that weaves community interests and questions with high-quality accountability reporting. https://bit.ly/45mniGy

The Signal team continues to grow! Signal Akron is looking for an education reporter (yes, we have one but she's moving to a new beat, meaning we have space for another reporter!) https://bit.ly/44pXjxp

We are growing! Signal Ohio is now hiring for Signal Cincinnati's Community Journalism Director position. The person will establish and lead a community journalism program, which will include a new local affiliate of the award-winning Documenters program. Documenters, founded by City Bureau, designed and implemented in Ohio communities via Signal Ohio, trains and pays neighborhood residents to produce information in the public interest. This program is part of a movement that is reimagining how information can be accessed and shared in our communities. https://lnkd.in/ezZddESn

Signal Ohio continues to grow! We are looking for candidates for our first position at Signal Cincinnati. "Signal Ohio is hiring a Cincinnati-based Community Journalism Director to establish and lead a community journalism program, which will include a new local affiliate of the award-winning Documenters program...This program is part of a movement that is reimagining how information can be accessed and shared in our communities." Happy to answer questions for anyone interested.