UPDATE 11/4/25: The community listening session has been postponed until January 2026. Please check back for the rescheduled date.
UKIAH, CA., 11/3/25 – This Thursday, The Mendocino Voice and partner organizations will hold a community listening session at Mendocino College to learn more about the news coverage needs of Mendocino County’s Native American communities.
With plans to develop a journalism training program and expand coverage of Native American affairs, The Mendocino Voice hopes to hear how the online publication can expand its coverage to meet news and information needs.
“Part of our mission as a nonprofit newsroom is to fill news gaps with balanced, culturally sensitive coverage. To do that, we have to listen first,” said Katherine Ann Rowlands, The Mendocino Voice publisher.
The event, titled “Community Call: Native American Voices in the News,” is being organized by The Mendocino Voice, Mendocino College and North Far North Regional Consortium, an organization that consists of 15 community colleges that helps those institutions with educational programs and workforce development.
“Community Call: Native American Voices in the News” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 4210 at Mendocino College’s main campus, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.