Published On: July 1, 2020 08:00 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
MUNICH – When a local radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina started a podcasting competition in its community, it was prepared for many contingencies, except one: that the response would overwhelm the station’s server. The initiative was aimed at increasing on-air diversity, and tens of thousands of people wanted in. Groups and individuals from all walks of life submitted more than 370 ideas for podcasts, and 33,000 listeners logged on to vote for them. What started as a one-time experiment will now be a regular feature.
Published On: July 7, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
In an age of unprecedented access to information people of all ages must improve their media literacy
Published On: March 18, 2019 12:30 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
Technology alone cannot encourage democracy. To some extent, high-quality, responsible journalism can
Published On: December 5, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
Although confidence in news media has been rising, constant vilification of journalists’ integrity and intelligence threatens to erode the profession
Published On: September 10, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
In the US, Trump’s attacks on so-called “fake news media” have pushed more people to support independent journalism than ever before
Published On: May 2, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
Just like perilous financial products, the only way to mitigate the risks of new technologies is to be fully educated about what could go wrong
Published On: February 22, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Alexandra Borchardt
Speech has always been filtered. In democratic societies, everyone has the right to express themselves but no one has ever been guaranteed an audience.