How to Build Connection in the Scroll Age

A warzone. A broken connection. A moment of human ingenuity that reminded us what journalism is really for.

This two-part workshop begins with a true story — a reporting moment that didn’t just cover an event, but created connection in the most unlikely circumstances. It was published as a single article. But today? It could’ve been a multi-platform, visual-first story experienced across audiences, channels, and formats.

Journalism has always been about connection — but the way we deliver that connection has fundamentally changed.

Now, we have the tools to make those moments travel further, faster, and more meaningfully. Whether you’re leading an audience team, scaling visual storytelling, managing distributed workflows, or simply looking for a more effective way to make important stories resonate — this workshop will show you how.

We’ll unpack how a single, powerful story can be built into a visual-first, multiplatform strategy using Canva and Flourish — with real-time examples, formats, and frameworks you can apply immediately, no matter your team size or tech stack.

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