Agora Journalism Center

New Agora Journalism Center report has good news about local news providers

Local news providers — from city newspapers to radio and TV stations — have faced multiple challenges in recent years, including declining revenues, shrinking newsrooms and shuttered titles. The disruption has led to some dire predictions about the sector’s ultimate fate. 

Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto receive Agora Faculty Innovation Fellowship

Story by Carly Belin

The Agora Journalism Center has named UO School of Journalism and Communication instructors Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto its 2017-18 Agora Faculty Innovation Fellows. The husband-and-wife team will receive $25,000 for a project exploring what drives and disrupts trust in communities across the nation, and what journalists can learn from those insights.

'Unvanished' project sheds light on the modern life of American Indians

Story by Becky Hoag
Photos courtesy of Torsten Kjellstrand

The University of Oregon is on Kalapuya land. Several names that we take for granted every day, such as the Willamette and Klamath, are Native American names. In fact, there are many students and staff, as well as members of the surrounding communities, of Native American heritage.