I wish I had known then… (advice from a founder and executive director on building a mission-first newsroom with impact) Sarah Alvarez and Candice Fortman have worked together closely for four year...
Candice Fortman
Candice Fortman is the executive director of Outlier Media. She also hosts News Guest, a podcast that explores practical advice from entrepreneurs changing the news business. Candice is a 2021 alumnus of the John S. Knight (JSK) Community Impact Fellowship at Stanford University. In addition, she is an advisor to OpenNews, and sits on the board of Cityside, which operates Oaklandside and Berkeleyside.
With traditional local news organizations in decline, more and more journalists are looking to startups as a way to fill gaps in the local news ecosystem. However, launching a local news site from scr...
How local news can empower civic engagement and the fight against misinformation
With so many seemingly intractable problems facing societies worldwide, negative “if it bleeds, it leads” headlines are leaving news consumers anxious and demoralized. Meanwhile, misinformation an...
Conversations from the ecosystem: how to reenergize and protect free expression and local journalists
The events of the last two pandemic years have spurred old and new conversations about the role of journalism to uphold the truth and report on the news in a hyper-politicized media ecosystem. Orthodo...
Based on his December 2022 essay entitled Journalism is a public good. Let the public make it in the Columbia Journalism Review, Darryl Holliday will moderate this panel on the (re)emerging civic med...
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