How social media ate news media’s lunch, and what to do about it
It’s a brave new world for news media. The advertising revenue that kept newspapers afloat has dwindled. Reporters are being laid off.
People get their news online from various sources, some with less than journalistic standards. The so-called fourth estate, a crucial aspect of democracy, has lost the trust of many Americans.
To address Seattle’s experience of a shifting news business, Town Hall Seattle presented this Civics Series panel discussion called The Media Is Dying, in partnership with Fuse Washington on July 11.
Former Stranger editor Paul Constant served as moderator. The panelists include University of Washington professor Adrienne Russell, Bellevue College professor Clifford Cawthon and journalist Peter Jackson.
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John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
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