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“This is truly a jointly owned responsibility among the business side and editorial.”
“To describe one form of journalism as ‘fact-based’ is to tacitly acknowledge that there is also such a thing as ‘non-fact-based journalism.’ And there isn’t.”
“There was just this nastiness that emerged in the way celebrities were covered in the 2000s.”
“Listening is great, and talking to community members is great, but we also have to figure out how to be of use.”
“There is definitely anticipation in the air of change — not radical change, but some change.”
As social platforms falter for news, a number of nonprofit outlets are rethinking distribution for impact and in-person engagement.
“So much of podcast music is background, feels like filler sometimes, but with our composers, it never is.”
“The coverage tends to be led by industry sources and often takes claims about what the technology can and can’t do, and might be able to do in the future, at face value in ways that contribute to the hype cycle.”