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In an excellent post for Nieman Lab this last week, Rachel Glickhouse shares lessons learned from the Documenting Hate collaboration, which is now coming to a close.
The collaboration covered hate crimes and bias incidents for almost three years, and included more than 180 partners at the national and local level, and ethnic media.
"Our partners reported on kids getting harassed in school, middle schoolers forming a human swastika, hate crime convictions, Ivy League vandalism, hate incidents at Walmarts and the phrase "go back to your country," to name just a few. Since the project began in 2017, we received more than 6,000 submissions, gathered hundreds of public records on hate crimes, and published more than 230 stories," she wrote.
How can a collaboration of this magnitude be managed? Here are some of her key lessons learned:
- Overshare information.
- Prepare for turnover.
- Be understanding about the news cycle.
- Adapt to the realities of the beat.
- Expand your offerings.
- Be flexible on communication strategies.
- Celebrate success stories.
According to Glickhouse, ProPublica will continue to cover hate crimes and hate groups, even though this collaboration is ending.
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