BE THE

FP VOICE

FOR YOUR

COMMUNITY

FPNN COMMUNITY

REPORTER PROGRAM

The Family Planning News Network is excited to offer the FPNN Community Reporting Program for community reporters, communication staff, bloggers, community influencers & multi-media content creators. 

This program emerged from the need for a stronger amplification of localized conversations and news on family planning and reproductive health.

Join us & be the FP voice for your community.

COMMUNITY REPORTER PROGRAM

Launch at ICFP 2022 in Thailand
FPNN was introduced as a ‘POP UP’ news station during the International Conference on Family Planning 2022 (ICFP 2022) held in Thailand. It served as a platform to broadcast discussions, insights, and developments from the conference to the broader audience. This initial launch aimed to capture critical conversations and translate them into digital content for the attendees, numbering over 40,000.

Evolution into a Media Network
Following its debut in 2022, FPNN evolved into a diverse network of seasoned journalists, community influencers, content creators, and FP/SRHR experts dedicated to reporting and elevating the transformative power of family planning and SRHR. This organic expansion facilitated ongoing coverage beyond the conference and fostered a community committed to advancing these crucial issues, through journalism and community reporting.

Community Reporting Program
The Community Reporting Program was developed to harness the potential of the FPNN platform. It empowers individuals interested in civic journalism, community reporting and organizational communication to contribute their perspectives on FP and SRHR topics. It taps into the local experiences and lived realities as reliable sources of news.

This program offers multiple opportunities for participation, including access to reporting grants from the FPNN Community Reporting Fund.

FPNN Community Reporting Fund
Recognizing the importance of compensating journalists and content creators for their contributions, FPNN established a fund to support community reporters and civic journalists. The fund aims to democratize coverage by providing financial support to those who may lack the necessary resources or who don’t have compensation from an organization or project.

Once an individual is accredited as a Community Reporter, they are able to apply to apply to the fund to support their coverage. 

BENEFITS & CRITERIA

Benefits of being an FPNN Community Reporter include:

  • Publish on the FPNN News site at any time under the Community Reporting section and/or in any relevant content sections. All stories will have a unique url and page to use for distribution.

  • Apply for all future FPNN reporting opportunities including the FPNN Community Reporting Fund.

  • Use the “FPNN Community Reporter” affiliation on articles, stories, and to use when registering for media accreditation at conferences, if needed.

  • Participate and engage in programming during ICFP 2025 in Bogota, Colombia

One you receive your accreditation as an FPNN Community Reporter, you are encouraged to follow this guidance: 

  • Once accredited, you are encouraged to develop a localized and targeted story on the power of family planning and reproductive health for distribution on a variety of FPNN channels, including the FPNN News Site (coming soon). We are also able to accommodate a series of stories if desired. 

  • We do not maintain a strict set of criteria for content development such as length, medium type (written, audio, video, visual), or format. We encourage and welcome creativity in telling your story and using multiple mediums. 

  • Article publishing timeline will be determined by the date of submission and calendar availability. 

  • We ask that. you provide FPNN with the rights to promote and distribute the stories to our extensive network of more than 45,000+ people in our FP and SRHR communities. 

  • You are encouraged to help promote your story to your personal and professional networks

  • The FPNN Editorial Team can not guarantee that all articles will be published. The team also reserves the right to deny submission or remove any article at anytime, at our discretion.