Start as a Researcher or Journalist
A short guide for Researchers and Journalists: follow patterns across Localities and Categories, save cases, and use SevaPremi as a public record for civic stories.
What this persona does on SevaPremi
A Researcher or Journalist treats SevaPremi as a longitudinal civic dataset. Patterns matter more than single Problems; what is failing where, who is responding, what is working, and how outcomes diffuse from one Locality to another. Researchers turn the platform into knowledge; journalists turn it into stories that drive accountability.
What you will see
Researchers and journalists use saved cases, view-count signals, retrospectives, and (later) cross-Locality comparison views. You will also see patterns of stalled Problems where attention has not turned into action, which is often the most newsworthy signal.
What to try first
- Define a beat: a Category, a Locality, or a Stakeholder type.
- Save 20-30 Problems and follow them over time; civic stories rarely happen in a single news cycle.
- Use Verify only when you have personally confirmed something; otherwise rely on Save and Share for tracking.
- Track Stakeholders' response patterns and surface the gap between commitments and outcomes.
- When retrospectives ship, use them as primary sources; mid-mission Stories are also strong, especially Setback Stories.