Ambreen Ali is a tenured and accomplished journalist as well as Founding Editor of Central Desi, a local newsletter focussing on the South Asian community in New Jersey. She joins us for episode 22 of the Creator Spotlight podcast.
Central Desi: centraldesi.beehiiv.com
00:00:00 Ambreen Ali - putting journalism first
00:05:02 Growing a local newsletter
00:14:07 Why being a journalist is difficult 00:22:02 Is society losing its media literacy?
00:28:53 The best and worst of tradition journalism
00:35:26 Why prisoners should be taught journalism
00:39:39 Making a local impact
00:43:26 Not wanting to be a “creator”
00:52:00 Monetizing journalism is hard
00:57:43 Advice to other creators
Intro music produced by J. and Doug Organ
The Creator Spotlight Podcast