Thread by @reveal

1/ Announcement!

Today, we're launching a BRAND-NEW collaborative reporting project.

It's called Seeing 2020, and it's all about how this year's census will affect power and representation across America.

Details here: revealnews.org/seeing-2020/

2/ Seeing 2020 seeks to empower local and ethnic media outlets to report on the census.

The project has three main goals …

3/ Goal 1 ✔️: Understand what local communities want to know about the census through a multi-pronged, multi-partner listening initiative.

We’re using this form to collect YOUR questions about how the census will affect your community: reveal.forms.fm/send-us-your-q…

4/ Goal 2 ✔️✔️: Help local reporters inform their audiences so they can make educated decisions about participation in the census.

5/ Goal 3 ✔️✔️✔️: Track and explain how the census’ potential implementation flaws might lead to disempowerment and disenfranchisement down the road.

6/ If you’re working on stories about the census – or want to work on stories about the census – sign up here. eepurl.com/gtZldL (Select "Seeing 2020 Reporting Network.")

Here’s what we’re offering up to local reporters 👇🏽👇🏽:

7/ The census is immensely important.

* It’s the basis for more than $1 trillion in gov’t funding.
* The data is used for key planning decisions: where to build schools, roads, etc.
* Plenty of industries rely on the data for big business decisions.

8/ Yet as this week’s episode explains, there are a lot of questions swirling around how accurate this year’s count might be – and what the consequences of a miscount could look like.

Listen here: revealnews.org/episodes/dont-…

9/ So to sum things up:

Got a question? Ask it here: reveal.forms.fm/send-us-your-q…

Want to join? Do so here: eepurl.com/gtZldL