The IPAR Method: Building Interpretive Civic Journalism Infrastructure
Thu, Jul 23
|FIVEONEFIVE - JPE MEDIA ACADEMY
The IPAR Story Lab™ is a small, in-person working cohort designed for professionals who want to bridge the gap between complex issues, structural policies, deep analysis, and actionable resources to communicate with profound civic impact.
Time & Location
Jul 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT
FIVEONEFIVE - JPE MEDIA ACADEMY, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
About the event
About the Event
Many professionals are trained to produce and disseminate information, but are not trained to translate that information into deep public understanding.
Reports are published, dashboards are launched, and articles are written. Yet audiences are frequently left to interpret meaning entirely on their own—without a clear connection to the root issue, the structural policy context shaping outcomes, or the tangible resources available to support communities.
When storytelling and dissemination are treated as separate functions, information moves but meaning is lost.
The IPAR Method™ (Issue, Policy, Analysis, Resources) provides a balanced, structured framework for interpretation that helps practitioners move from superficial information production to profound meaning-making. It builds the essential infrastructure for interpretive civic journalism and public health storytelling.
The IPAR Story Lab™ is an intensive, 1-day in-person workspace designed to help you actively apply this framework to your day-to-day work.
Registration
IPAR Story Lab™
Includes full 1-day live workspace execution, the physical IPAR Strategy Workbook, a catered networking lunch, and digital platform access.
$575.00
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