Journalism keeps asking the wrong question
What happens when you stop asking, “How do we save journalism?” and start asking what people actually need from it
What happens when you listen deeply to marginalised communities, and ask them what they think of the journalism they’re getting?
More often than not, they’ll tell you uncomfortable truths like:
We regard journalism as oppression, and we think of journalists in the same way as we think about the police — not in a good way.
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Related Knowledge Center: State of the business model
The traditional journalism business model has long since collapsed, and news organizations have shrunk or disappeared entirely. While a number of promising experiments are under way, the public has not shown a willingness to buy what news organizations are selling.