Archives: December 21, 2021

When care becomes a core tenet of journalism
“Issues of care extend not just to newsrooms but also to how we do the news; our audiences are suffering, too.” AX Mina
Limiting limitless news
“Maybe it’s the pandemic, maybe it’s just a pendulum swinging back, but data suggests people are moving in the direction of more finite forms of news in their diets.” Tamar Charney
Audio docs embrace “muxture”
“Today’s audio documentaries are allergic to rhythm and obsessed with a hero’s narrative.” James Green
Being honest about how journalists are different from their communities
“Journalism is a team sport. We rely on each other to help us best reflect a complicated world and to wrestle with the most accurate versions of a variety of perspectives in good faith.” Joy Mayer
Publishing goes direct as news goes conversational
“Direct publishing through conversational platforms offers a mobile-native, highly interactive experience in apps and interfaces that most people are using every day.” Tom Trewinnard
Media stays Covid-escapist, but grief creeps in
“You won’t see many mask-wearers in films this year.” Megan McCarthy
It’s time to take podcast audience development seriously
“We’re past the point of ‘If you podcast it, the audience will come.‘” Joni Deutsch
Accessibility in journalism is urgent
“We must take advantage of new technologies in the name of inclusion.” Chicas Poderosas
Doubling down on Brazilian journalism’s strengths to stand up for democracy
“2022 will be the year of a plural, accessible, inclusive journalism — and in being so, one that is more capable of representing the complexity of Brazil.” Moreno Cruz Osório
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