Resolve Philadelphia Inc

IN A TIME OF WIDESPREAD MISTRUST, POLITICAL DIVISION, AND INDUSTRY (CONTINUE TO SCHEDULE O) UPHEAVAL, JOURNALISTS MUST HAVE A NEW RESOLVE: THEY MUST CONSIDER NOT JUST WHAT THEY REPORT, BUT HOW THEY FIND, FRAME, AND TELL STORIES ABOUT COMMUNITIES WHO ARE OFTEN INACCURATELY DEPICTED IN THE MEDIA. JOURNALISTS OFTEN DO NOT CONSIDER THE PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN HOW COVERAGE IS CONCEIVED, OFTEN LEADING TO CONCEPTS AND LANGUAGE THAT PROMOTE STEREOTYPES, ERASE NUANCE, OR HIGHLIGHT IMPLICIT BIAS. RESOLVE PHILLY WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS HOW THE INDUSTRY CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY COVER THESE COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY THOSE EXPERIENCING RACIAL INJUSTICE AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP BY INCLUDING THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES DIRECTLY IN REPORTING. ELEVATING THOSE VOICES ENABLES COMMUNITIES TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES AND HELPS TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTIONS THAT PERPETUATE DISCRIMINATION.

RESOLVE PHILLY'S PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE JOURNALISM ROOTED IN EQUITY, COLLABORATION, AND THE ELEVATION OF COMMUNITY VOICES AND SOLUTIONS, WHICH THE CORPORATION ACHIEVES BY UNDERTAKING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: BUILDING, MANAGING, AND EXECUTING SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM COLLABORATIVE REPORTING PROJECTS, DEVELOPING NARRATIVE RESOURCES AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR NEWSROOMS, PUBLISHING NEWSLETTERS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, AND RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF NEWSROOM AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.

SHAKE THE TABLE - EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO HOLD THEIR ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE BY DEMYSTIFYING CITY GOVERNMENT PROCESSES AND OPERATING DEPARTMENTS. WITH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE CORE OF ITS APPROACH, RESOLVE LAUNCHED STT IN APRIL 2022 AS A SIX-YEAR REPORTING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT THAT PROVIDES CLEAR MECHANISMS AND NEW CHANNELS FOR RESIDENTS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH CITY GOVERNMENT. THROUGH THIS WORK, RESOLVE EQUIPS PHILADELPHIANS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERROGATE THE LARGER SYSTEMS THAT TYPICALLY THWART RESIDENT-DRIVEN AND LONG-TERM APPROACHES TO SOLVING A COMMUNITY'S MOST URGENT CHALLENGES. A CORE PART OF STT IS DOCUMENTERS, THROUGH WHICH RESOLVE RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PAYS PHILADELPHIA-AREA RESIDENTS TO ATTEND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS OR HEARINGS AND TAKE NOTES, BUILDING A NEW PUBLIC RECORD OF OUR CITY'S GOVERNMENT.

EQUALLY INFORMED - WORKS TO BRIDGE THE INFORMATION DIVIDE, REDUCING BARRIERS FOR VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WHO NEED TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION TO LIVE AND THRIVE IN PHILLY. EQUALLY INFORMED ALSO INVEST DEEPLY IN UNDERESTIMATED VOICES AND COMMUNITY STORYTELLERS. EQUALLY INFORMED PROVIDES A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PRINT NEWSLETTER AND THE EQUAL INFO LINE, A FREE BI-LINGUAL (ENGLISH AND SPANISH) QUESTION AND ANSWER TEXTING SERVICE THAT ALSO PROVIDES VETTED LOCAL NEWS AND RESOURCES TO SUBSCRIBERS.