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Alexandra Borchardt

Alexandra Borchardt

Borchardt is Director of Strategic Development at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

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OPINION

The necessity of diversity in the digital newsroom

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 thousan...
Jul 01, 2020
OPINION

Restoring trust in media

In an age of unprecedented access to information people of all ages must improve their media literacy
Jul 07, 2019
OPINION

Risky tech attraction

Technology alone cannot encourage democracy. To some extent, high-quality, responsible journalism can
Mar 18, 2019
OPINION

Assault on news media

Although confidence in news media has been rising, constant vilification of journalists’ integrity and intelligence threatens to erode the profession
Dec 05, 2018
OPINION

Journalism’s comeback

In the US, Trump’s attacks on so-called “fake news media” have pushed more people to support independent journalism than ever before
Sep 10, 2018
OPINION

Crisis playbook for big tech

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
May 02, 2018
OPINION

Free speech in filter age

Speech has always been filtered. In democratic societies, everyone has the right to express themselves but no one has ever been guaranteed an audience.
Feb 22, 2018