Civic Information: “High-quality, verifiable information that enables people to respond to collective needs by enhancing local coordination, problem-solving, systems of public accountability, and connectedness.”
https://medium.com/we-are-hearken/what-could-happen-if-we-give-up-saving-journalism-bf53a4cfcf25
@johnverdon
"who, if not journalists, will be producing civic information? Well, this is where the imagination and experimentation is required. Currently, there are more local librarians than local newspaper reporters. And libraries enjoy much higher levels of public trust than news, so that’s a start. Could libraries and newsrooms collaborate? Yes. Hearken has been supporting newsrooms and libraries working together to expand their reach and efficacy, as have others."
@LiberalLibrarian
@holon42 We *are* the shock troops of the Information Jihad. @johnverdon