Mirror Indy
Outside the Journalism Box
Jennifer Delgadillo, arts and culture editor at Mirror Indy, led efforts to incorporate the arts into the outlet’s reporting on land development projects that threaten a local historic Black cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. That work involved creating a “traveling story” or educational art exhibit that launched at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, an indoor arena, and was on display during three Indiana Pacers games, a concert, and a weeklong stay at a church and community school. The exhibit will continue traveling throughout this year, and there are plans to create a new exhibition based on another Mirror Indy story in 2026.
Delgadillo works with Indianapolis artists as newsgatherers, finding imaginative and innovative ways to tell stories that help connect the news outlet and the local community.
One judge described examples of the work Delgadillo helped produce as “beautiful and powerful.” “Too often, civic news is delivered in an ‘eat your vegetables’ format,” the judge wrote, “but (Delgadillo’s) work shows what’s possible when local news meets audiences where they are, moves them emotionally, and inspires thoughtfulness.”
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