With information around census deadlines changing frequently and President Donald Trump making questionable claims on mail-in voting and the upcoming election, two local media organizations are using unique strategies to keep Philadelphians informed about voting, COVID-19 and the census.

Resolve Philly Editorial Associate Lily Medosch and her fellow editorial associate Gabriela A. Rivera operate the Equally Informed Philly text line. By texting EQUALINFO to 73224, people can reach the tool that sends out news and text updates about topics related to the pandemic.

By producing programming like the weekly “People Powered Newshour,” PhillyCAM Community Engagement Director Nasha Taylor and her team want to help people better manage all of the information they consume in their daily lives. The community-produced and aggregated news program will be broadcast on PhillyCAM’s radio station, 106.5 FM, and livestreamed to Facebook and phillycam.org/listen every Tuesday at 7 p.m. as well as rebroadcast by other local stations.

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