I just think that we have to move away from the idea that the news has to be about sort of the worst ten things that happen to day. Most journalists say, yes, we want to inform and engage people so that they can participate in this thing called democracy. But it takes a while to change habits. And people are, you know, you can't change em just with one story or five stories a week. You really have to genuinely commit to different coverage over time. It build it up slowly rit ad not just in one corner of the newsroom, but integrateid into all the coveret trade.
In the second of a two-part episode on reimagining the news we continue our conversation with Nicole Lewis, Senior Editor of Jurisprudence at Slate, and a longtime reporter on the criminal justice beat; and David Bornstein, co-founder/CEO of the Solutions Journalism Network, and former contributor to the New York Times’ Fixes column. The discussion picks up where we left off on how journalists can regain the trust of their audience, and how news consumers can find stories that inspire hope, agency and dignity — our democracy may depend on it.
Resources:
https://trustingnews.org
https://wearehearken.com
https://results.org
If you liked this episode, check out Part 1: “How To Unbreak the News”
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