Invest in investigative journalism and attract younger readers! Yesterday's webinar showcasing Borås Tidning's investigative team & work is now available on to watch. Thanks for sharing Lena Kvist!
Journalist and media advisor with focus on digital transformation in local media
Investigative journalism is on an upward trajectory across local media in Sweden, and for good reason: not only is it on brand and on mission, readers really value it. Watch Lena Kvist from Borås Tidning explain to our WAN IFRA Innovate Local community how her team of three investigative reporters are digging up the stories which really impact the town's communities – and attract younger readers.
Journalism wins when the public is well-informed. Great to see Jelani Cobb, Ph.D., dean of the Columbia University School of Journalism, on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." Cobb talked about the guiding principles that define good journalism and shared his opinion on the right way to cover controversial public figures.
✅ Trust is earned
✅ Do rigorous reporting — there's a difference between covering someone/something and talking about it
✅ Be correct every day
✅ Have rigorous editorial processes to ensure you get everything right
✅ Fact-check every detail
✅ Own up to mistakes when you get anything wrong
✅ Be transparent about processes and ethics
✅ Explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of story production
✅ Be objective and subject all sides to the same equal interrogation of positions and statements — that leads to the truth
"If a person is saying that they advocate autocracy and a person advocates for democracy, those two things are not equal. And you're not being unobjective or subjective to say those things are not equal."
✅ Ask the right questions — rigorous questions
*What are your policy positions?
*How do you plan to do what you say?
*What are the budget implications for this?
*Can you provide a detailed explanation of what you mean?
*How do you propose we decrease the national debt?
*What are the implication of these tariff policies?
✅ Focus on the unexciting topics that are most important to the public interest
✅ Drill down on the things that matter
Good journalism is not dead. Despite the challenges in journalism today, there are still a lot of good people practicing good journalism. We need to shine a brighter spotlight on good journalism. We also need more public education about good journalism so people understand the value of good journalism and how much time, effort, and money it takes to make good journalism.
We can return to a world that trusts the news and journalism again. Rigorous education about journalism, combined with rigorous journalism, can help us rebuild and restore trust in news and journalism.
#journalism#news#trust
Chief Executive Officer at American Journalism Project
“Trust is not inherited, it has to be earned every single day.” Thrilling to see American Journalism Project’s board member Dean Jelani Cobb, Ph.D. talking about journalism on The Late Show with Steven Colbert
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An innovative thinker who focuses on the bigger picture to develop progressive ideas and solutions and deploys drive and leadership to ensure successful delivery
Thank you Z/Yen Group Limited for a superb webinar on Constructive Journalism with Sir Martyn Lewis. What is Constructive Journalism....?
In my own words - it is covering the solutions and successes with the same diligence that we apply to reporting on challenges and failures. Take 5 minutes to reflect on what that means in the context of your own content strategy (whether individual or corporate).
And if you want to know what it looks like in practice, follow the link below.
