648. AI, community building and the future of journalism
Hanna Rifaey, head of strategic partnerships at the Online News Organization, and Meghan Murphy, ONA's director of programs, talk about the state of digital news, sustainability and ONA's AI...
646. Skepticism is one thing, but pride in not trusting the media is a cynical cop out
Josh Hatch, senior director of digital at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses fake news, misinformation and the evolution of digital new over the last decade.
645. Investigative reporting and the future of FOIA
Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter with Bloomberg News, is known for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information to research stories. He discusses the need for greater transparency...
644. Tiny News Collective has big impact on new media entrepreneurs
The Tiny News Collective has nothing to do with in-studio musical performances, but Amy Kovac-Ashley describes it as a platform to help launch aspiring journalism entrepreneurs who want to...
643. Baltimore Beat builds a pipeline for the next generation of BIPOC journalists
Two years ago, when Lisa Snowden and her small team were preparing to re-launch the Baltimore Beat, the whole team spent a few days together considering who they wanted...
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Better News
Better News revisits the best stories of 2023
Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and...
Better News: The Coloradoan partners with university to foster public discourse, increase engagement
Eric Larsen, The Coloradoan’s executive editor, recently wrote a report for Better News about how a partnership with Colorado State University's Center for Public Deliberation reenergized the newspaper's opinion...
Better News: Louisville Public Media makes news for and with its Black audiences
Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell talks to Louisville Public Media's vice president of content, Gabrielle Jones, about LPM's new approach to covering the news for and with its...
Better News: The Fayetteville Observer charts new course with Black audiences
Editors Beth Hutson and Myron Pitts discuss The Fayetteville Observer's new initiative to restore trust and better engage its Black readers.
649. Audiences seek personal connections to find their news
Megan Cloherty, senior reporter and 10 p.m anchor at KOAA5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, talks about her experiences as a broadcast reporter, digital journalist and one of the founding...