This paper reflects on a service-learning public journalism project in which postgraduate journalism students have explored several ways to engage with and report alongside diverse communities. The aim of this paper has been to experiment with community journalism practices that give greater power to communities by prioritizing listening, reciprocity and bilateral engagement. By testing a ‘side-by-side’ storytelling process and prioritizing reflection on students’ relationships, dialogues and interactions with sources and communities, the community-focused and embedded project, has aimed to build students’ understanding of inclusive journalism, civic responsibility and intercultural communication as it relates to their practice.

本文反映了一个服务学习型公共新闻项目，在该项目中，研究生新闻专业的学生探索了几种与不同社区互动和进行报道的方法。本文的目的是尝试通过优先考虑倾听，互惠和双边参与来尝试社区新闻实践，从而为社区提供更大的力量。通过测试“并排”的讲故事过程并优先考虑与学生之间的关系，对话以及与来源和社区的互动，以社区为中心的嵌入式项目旨在建立学生对包容性新闻，公民责任和社会责任的理解。与他们的实践有关的跨文化交流。