Soapbox Cincinnati and NKY thrives reported on five city neighborhoods including Walnut Hills, Covington, West End, Camp Washington, and Westwood continuously in the “On The Ground” series.
For each series, Soapbox gathered community residents, stakeholders, community councils and development organization partners to determine what stories the neighborhoods would like to tell. The community-shaped editorial calendar resulted in many of our favorite feature stories reported on between 2016 and 2020. There is genuine interest in urban communities that are often underreported and underrepresented in local media, especially during 2020, which was a year dominated by the national election, a pandemic and misinformation.
Soapbox hosted a weekly Community Open Newsroom in conjunction with the Walnut Hills series in the winter of 2020 headquartered at Caffè Vivace. Twenty-two neighborhood champions joined our live broadcasts hosted by Kathryne Gardette. Our Community Open Newsroom closed at the start of the nationwide COVID shutdown.
William Johnson, Manager of the new First Financial Bank Walnut Hills branch, joins Kathryne Gardette in the Open Newsroom to talk about why the bank chose to locate in the neighborhood.
Open Newsroom host Kathryne Gardette speaks with John Mitchell, President/CEO of the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Rosie Polter, from the Cincinnati Heritage Project, joined Kathryne Gardette in the Walnut Hills On The Ground Open Newsroom
Just in time for International Women’s Month, three local women discussed the area’s diversity, cultural heritage, and spirituality. Live in Walnut Hills? Text “HELLO” to 513-230-6899 to take a short survey about where you shop for fresh produce and groceries.
Open Newsroom host Kathryne Gardette learns more about the Youth Build program from Easterseals Serving Greater Cincinnati with guest, James Harris, Youth Build Manager
Joining Kathryne Gardette in the Walnut Hills #OTG Open Newsroom at Caffè Vivace is writer, editor and lead minister at Echo Church, Kelly Carr
Walnut Hills #OTG Open Newsroom is live Kathryne Gardette and guest Christina Hartlieb from the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Open newsroom host Kathryne Gardette speaks with Queen City Kitchen Executive Director Shauntia Edwards
Walnut Hills On The Ground Open Newsroom with guest, Dave Curtin
During the latest On the Ground Community Newsroom, host Kathryne Gardette spoke with four people working together to bring fresh meals to the neighborhood.
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