ABOUT
We Help Communities Tell Their Stories
Public Narrative has been elevating community voices in journalism for more than 35 years. Our programs and training support community and ethnic media outlets and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, building meaningful relationships across Chicago, greater Illinois and beyond.
We promote:
• Diversifying the voices in the news
• Equipping community organizations with media literacy
training and resources
• Connecting the community with the media
• Teaching journalists better issue reporting
• Building trust, creating value and shifting narratives
• Promoting news that matters
Our Narrative Change Framework
Public Narrative employs a unique Narrative Change Model designed to enhance the media ecosystem by engaging with community voices, fostering partnerships, and promoting media literacy. This model revolves around creating impactful conversations and workshops that bring together industry standards, public policy analysis, and community stakeholders, among other key groups, data and activities with media to produce meaningful, inclusive narratives. Through this approach, we aim to shape a media landscape that is trust-based, reflective of and responsive to the diverse communities of Chicago and beyond.
Our People at Public Narrative
Public Narrative's legacy is hinged on the contributions of people passionate about equitable access to news and information. Together, our team and board of directors collaborate to preserve PN's significance as a leading media resource.
OUR MEDIA GUIDES
We help guide the news ecosystem to produce news that matters.
Whether it’s training communities on the ground, gathering voices through our programs and events, or establishing strong partnerships to make greater impact, Public Narrative has worked through the decades to focus on what matters most–the people who shape our city through their voice and actions.