Thread by @benwhitelaw

Few news orgs use the skills of their community like @maldita_es 🇪🇦

Their 10-question 'superpower' survey asked folks what skills they could contribute.

One person replied saying they could sing in Japanese. Another offered to fix their office door

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engagedjournalism.com/resources/mald…

Unlike regular surveys, @cjimenezcruz made it fun by using:
- simple, playful language
- emojis
- an explanation of why engaging the community was important
- a pic of Homer wearing a Maldita.es t-shirt

They got 2645 responses (!), 30% from new users

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The plan is to house the 'superpower' data in a database that journalists at @maldita_es can use to quickly find experts who can help them debunk misinformation.

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If you want to try it yourself, check out the additional resources from:
- @wearehearken
- @membershippzzle
- @pewjournalism

pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-su…

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Thanks to @NewsbySchmidt for picking it up and running with it on @NiemanLab 💥

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niemanlab.org/2019/05/why-ma…