Local Journalism Initiative Impact

The design and launch of the Community Media Portal has been funded by the Local Journalism Initiative (the LJI) of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Under the LJI, over 100 journalists have been placed in underserved communities and asked to produce civic content that underpins Canadian democratic life.

On this page, LJI journalists share stories about the impact their content is having on the democratic life of their communities. If you would like to comment on a story you have seen on the Portal or on its impact, please Log In or Register for an account.

 

TriCities Community Television - Increasing Engagement in the Municipal Election of 2022

November 8, 2022

This year, for the civic election Tri-Cities Community TV (TCCTV) produced a series, of half-hour interviews with 40 candidates running for council positions in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody. For years voter participation in local elections has been low ( less than 30 % ); the interview series aimed to raise the profile of local elections and thus encourage increased voter turnout.

All videos were made available on TCCTV's Youtube Channel (tricitiestv) and the Local Media Portal funded by Heritage Canada.

How do you measure impact in a small community?

Image: Schreiber residents enjoying the shores of Lake Superior.

Schreiber Media Centre has entered its 3rd year in the programme. This renewal helped to reinforce the commitment the media centre has in serving the community of Schreiber. As a journalist it is always nice to receive recognition for ones work as quite often we are unnoticed or even overlooked in the general scheme of things.

Granny Power Program a hit!

Word of mouth is spreading about NewWest.tv as we are providing excellent background information on many of the issues that are confronting the people of New West. Our analytics on social media have been rising too.