Inclusive Journalism: Lisa Kreutzer on Rewriting the Rules

A really useful article which argued that there has never been a better time to champion and value the role of community based journalism.

We joined journalism organizations nationwide to urge regulators to protect local voices, newsroom diversity, and editorial independence as media-ownership rules are reconsidered. https://bit.ly/4j0XQNP

most say the creator wave proved how broken traditional media companies are. but the opposite might be true. going independent splintered the craft of journalism, flooded our feeds, increased cognitive load & diluted journalism itself. possibly a myth that came with a big cost.

In a new Journalism 2050, Jay Rosen recounts how the internet, once thought to hail a new age of democratization in journalism, became a tool for corporate surveillance and the centralization of wealth. With Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin. https://lnkd.in/er2YE3R8

We hear it everywhere: journalists have agendas. Media can’t be trusted. Adam Lashinsky has lived inside the industry long enough to say this plainly: that conversation is far more complicated than most people admit. In a moment of economic collapse, platform disruption, and public skepticism, the line between good journalism and bad journalism matters more, not less.

I'm encouraged by Terry Parris Jr.'s take that perhaps the future of journalism is to slow down. He states: "After a decade defined by feeds and constant consumption, 2026 becomes a year of shared presence." He touches on a more profound need in journalism, and across all our information consumption habits: people are searching for authenticity, humanness, and signals of trustworthiness. Despite the loudest advice from consultants, that's going to be really hard to make more efficient. https://lnkd.in/ew3nYn64

I want to highlight Caleb Ardle, who wrote a great piece on the impact that "Hot Take Journalism" has on the sport industry. He references shows such as first take, and some of their current and former host (e.g., Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith) making the argument that their sensational reporting is bad for sports, journalism, and consumers. It is an interesting read, and a well thought through opinion. Here is the link for those of you interested in reading it https://lnkd.in/dWCXFvgx

What sources do journalists rely on, and how does this shape their perceptions of their audience? In a new paper in Journalism Studies, we show that journalists increasingly rely on social media. The more they do so, the more right-wing they perceive their audience to be - potentially skewing their understanding of the public and shaping news coverage in unintended ways. Read more in our new paper published in Journalism Studies: https://lnkd.in/e9uaHqav Kathleen Beckers Emma van der Goot Karolin Soontjens