Oakland Voices

In 2010, the Oakland Tribune created Oakland Voices as a vehicle for community members to become multimedia storytellers, and to be new voices directly shaping the coverage of this region. Today, Oakland Voices is a project of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Oakland Voices is a 9-month community journalism program that trains East Bay residents to tell the stories of their neighborhoods. Oakland Voices works in partnership with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, the East Bay Times, and KALW San Francisco Public Radio 91.7FM. Funded by The California Endowment, Oakland Voices also partners with East Oakland Building Healthy Communities. Many of our correspondents join Oakland Voices because they want to reshape common misconceptions of their communities, portraying them instead as dynamic places where real people struggle, succeed, and thrive. Our correspondents learn journalism ethics and editorial decision-making, interview basics, and story craft. ...