Your Voice Ohio is committed to producing quality journalism, powered by collaboration, and driven by Ohioans. To hold ourselves and our work accountable, we’ve created the following principles:
We strive to…
Engage to empower: we believe power resides with the people, particularly when they’re informed. We host events and support journalism that helps citizens learn new information and identify actionable solutions for themselves and their communities.
Break down barriers: traditional models of journalism are often inaccessible, extractive, and damaging. We seek to engage individuals traditionally left out of dominant narratives and amplify their stories.
Recognize people as experts: at our events, journalists and people participate in conversations as equals. This helps journalists go beyond their “typical sources,” uncovering under-reported problems and highlighting unique solutions and perspectives.
Rebuild trust: journalists in our collaborative agree to listen to critiques and suggestions for improvement, and adapt their coverage accordingly. They’re committed to working together with their audience, as partners, to confront community challenges.
Embrace experimentation: we recognize it’s an uncertain time for journalism, which is why we conduct experiments and pilot projects around audience engagement and share results throughout the collaborative and beyond.