Decoder with Nilay Patel

News with a Capital B: CEO Lauren Williams on why we need news for and by Black people

Feb 8, 2022

57:08

Episode guests

Lauren Williams

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Are You Building a Less on Line Newsroom?

02:44

How Do You Find Your Audience?

02:18

Are You Trying to Create a New, Local Newssite?

02:17

Introduction

3min

Capital B, a Non Profit, Local and National News Organization for Black People

3min

The Great Resignation

2min

Is Capital B a Part of the Traditional Eco System?

2min

Raising Money for Capital B

3min

Is It Easier to Make Connections?

3min

Is It Getting Easier Overnight?

3min

The Next Step Is X

2min

How Much Money Were You Able to Rake?

2min

10.

Are Your Local Newsrooms Connecting With Their Audience?

3min

11.

Are You Building a Less on Line Newsroom?

3min

12.

Are You Trying to Create a New, Local Newssite?

2min

13.

Getting More Black People to Vote Is a Political Issue, Right?

2min

14.

Atlanta Is a Big City, Is It Just for the News Room?

3min

15.

Local News Rooms - What's the Big Idea?

3min

16.

How Do You Think About Non Profits?

2min

17.

How Do You Decide When to Launch the Next City?

3min

18.

New Relic - The Next Nine Pm Call Is Just Waiting to Happen

4min

19.

Is the Media Divorcing Itself From It?

3min

20.

How Do You Find Your Audience?

2min

21.

What Is the Tenor of Our Politics?

3min

22.

The Future of Investigative Magazine Journalism

3min

Lauren Williams is the co-founder and CEO of Capital B, a new nonprofit media company dedicated to news for Black audiences. Capital B launched on January 31st, with both a national news site and a local newsroom dedicated to Atlanta – and they plan to expand to more cities over time.

Links:

Capital B

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Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone, and Jackie McDermott with and it was edited by Callie Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.

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