Reading List: 18 books and reports for community-centered journalists

Rich sources full of ideas and case studies for those curious about implementing, or deepening, a more community-driven approach

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This list initially appeared as an Appendix in my September 2024 report on Advancing Community-Centered Journalism. Read Chapter 1 on the principles that underpin this practice on Medium here. In Chapter 2, I outline the challenges facing this practice and how to overcome them. Lastly, Chapter 3 explores how to grow this sector and journalistic approach.

For journalists interested in adopting a more community-centered approach to their work, there is a growing list of case studies, and examples, to learn from.

This model of storytelling and journalistic practice lies at the heart of the work undertaken by the Agora Journalism Center. Below we outline several key Agora reports for those interested in digging deeper, as well as work produced by others across the journalism industry, that we believe are particularly accessible and valuable. (We also couldn’t include everything!)