Stephen Downes

By impact "we mean qualitative changes journalism may contribute to, such as increased awareness, narrative reframing, accountability, community organizing, behavioral shifts and policy reform," writes Jazmín Acuña in this summary. Impact journalism is a process by which impact is planned for, taken into account while writing and publishing, and followed up on through audience engagement. The full report (28 page PDF) details (after lengthy introductory material; findings and trends begin on page 15) impact journalism as a trend that is under-institutionalized and needs to be developed, especially after publication. I can think of analogies in education, which we might call "impact education", or "impact pedagogy", which follows the same principles. Via News Alchemists.