El Tímpano—Spanish for “eardrum”—informs, engages, and amplifies the voices of Latino and Mayan immigrants of Oakland and the wider Bay Area. Through innovative approaches to local journalism and civic engagement, El Tímpano surfaces community members’ stories and questions on local and national issues, provides news and information relevant to their needs, and investigates the concerns they bring to our attention.
How does it work?
El Tímpano is a local reporting lab. Through an iterative, community-centered process, we work in collaboration with residents and local partners to create empowering, two-way channels of reporting.
Approximately 10% of Oakland’s Spanish-speaking households, as well as residents from across the Bay Area, subscribe to El Tímpano’s SMS reporting platform for local news, information, and a platform to raise their voice. The text-messaging platform, as well as our community microphone, are both inspired by the Listening Post model of participatory journalism.
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If you are interested in collaborating with El Tímpano, drop us a line at hola@eltimpano.org.
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