Why The Dallas Morning News is Asking Hispanic Parents to Help Cover Education

By: Justin Ellis | Nieman Lab

Editors at The Dallas Morning News knew it was a story: Dallas area Hispanic families were facing a number of challenges in accessing early-childhood education programs. There were a few ways the paper could tackle it, like starting an investigative series or even creating a new beat. But instead of turning its own reporting power on the problem, it decided to give the community tools to report on itself.