Agora Journalism Center

The SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center has released a 2025 “report-ish” reflecting on the relationship between local news and the civic health of communities across Oregon, said Agora Director Andrew DeVigal.

SOJC Interim Dean Regina Lawrence has created a toolkit through the Local News Impact Consortium for organizations and researchers who want to glean insight into their local news ecosystems.

Students in Professor Andrew DeVigal’s Engaged Journalism class use data to find out how local journalism can foster community connection. DeVigal is director of the SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center.

At the Engaged Journalism Exchange—a convening of journalists, funders, and scholars—media were urged to create community belonging. The event was co-sponsored by the SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center.

Andrew DeVigal, director of the SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center, tells ProPublica that more people are relying on social media for news, which is causing the rapid spread of misinformation.

Regina Lawrence, SOJC associate dean and research director of the Agora Journalism Center, has been named interim dean of the SOJC. She will relocate to Eugene and serve a one-year appointment.  

Andrew DeVigal, director of the Agora Journalism Center, was featured on an episode of the Schmidt Show PDX podcast exploring the crossroads of journalism, democracy, and technology.

In a Poynter Institute commentary, Andrew DeVigal, director of the Agora Journalism Center, urged passage of a bill that would require tech companies to compensate local news sources for their content.

At the grand opening of the new UO Portland Campus, SOJC Portland faculty, staff, and students showcased the new home of the Oregon Reality Lab, Agora Journalism Center, and three master’s programs.