Debate formats
Citizen consultation
Structured multi-question format gathering reader opinions on a defined topic, between a survey and a debate. Used by media outlets for end-of-year specials, civic consultations, and editorial deep-dives.
A citizen consultation is a structured opinion-gathering format Logora ships alongside debates and comments. Where a debate frames a single question with two sides, a consultation runs a sequence of questions (open, closed, ranked) on a defined topic, and produces an editorial output that can be quoted, surfaced, or published as a follow-up.
Where consultations are useful
- End-of-year editions : “What should change in 2027?”, readers prioritise themes, the newsroom reports.
- Civic moments : elections, referendums, budget debates. The format suits any editorial moment where collective intelligence matters more than a click count.
- Editorial deep-dives : on a complex topic (climate, housing, education), a multi-question consultation surfaces concrete concerns the newsroom can investigate.
- Subscriber-only consultations : tied to a premium tier, used by Spiegel and Bild for community-driven coverage.
How a Logora consultation is structured
- Open phase : readers post arguments, vote, the platform synthesises.
- Closing phase : top contributions are aggregated into a editorial output (PDF, article block, social asset).
- Follow-up : the newsroom commits to addressing the top concerns in subsequent coverage.
Consultations share the same moderation, gamification, and SSO layers as debates and comments. The only difference is the format and the editorial commitment.
See structured debate and the Debates & consultations module.