Grassroots journalism is on the rise. In recent years, reporters on social media have set new journalistic norms to reach sources and break stories. Simultaneously, renewed interest in local news during COVID-19 has bolstered a movement for non-profit news. Join California Humanities as we delve into current topics and questions:
What is non-profit news? What do developments in the local news landscape mean for journalism’s civic mission? How can timeless philosophical questions about privacy and community; democracy and the public sphere, be brought to bear on this rapidly evolving landscape?
Participants
Dr. Ray Briggs, Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University and co-host of the Philosophy Talk radio program
Tasmeen Raja, Editor- in-Chief of The Oaklandside
Reyna Olaguez, Executive Director of South Kern Sol
Megan Garvey, Executive Editor of KPCC + LAist
Sarah Stierch, Researcher and Journalist
Recorded April 8, 2021.
About California on the Ballot:
Through California on the Ballot, California Humanities invites the people of California and beyond to reflect and talk—with journalists, historians, election experts, and more—about the past, present, and future of electoral engagement in California.
California on the Ballot is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of their A More Perfect Union initiative and was launched with funding from the Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
