What the hell happened to journalism?

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What the hell happened to journalism?

How can fact-based journalism survive in our era of political tribalism and factious public discourse?

Michael Schaus

Oct 03, 2023

The business models that used to bring us dependable local news haven’t kept up with the massive disruption our technological age has wrought upon the industry.

The “information-era” has brought us a world drowning in fake news, misinformation and illiberal public discourse. Unfortunately, this strange new world has dramatically shifted the economics of journalism — resulting in a media landscape where trust has been declining, political pandering has been increasing and objective fact-based reporting has seemingly become rarified.

Jon Ralston, the CEO of The Nevada Independent, joined this week’s podcast to discuss the way journalism has changed in recent decades and whether or not it can survive in our current era of factious political tribalism.

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Michael Schaus is the founder of Schaus Creative LLC — a creative studio dedicated to helping organizations, businesses and activists tell their story and motivate change. Learn more by visiting SchausCreative.com.

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