Track Two Podcast
Track Two Podcast
Joanne Gouaux & Sarah Howard
Kevin Grant | Journalism & Civil Society
49 minutes Posted Oct 4, 2021 at 5:00 am.
Season Introduction
Why Journalism?
Forming Perspective
GroundTruth Project
Calculating Truth
Crisis in Local Journalism
Report 4 America's Social Impact
The Role of Independence
Let Reporters Be Reporters
People to People Diplomacy
Report 4 The World in Nigeria & India
Host Reflection
Key Concepts
Local Stakeholder Engagement
For Profit vs. Nonprofit Media
The Challenges of Freelance Journalism
The Approach to Capacity Building
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How has the collapse of local journalism contributed to the erosion of civic engagement, community, and trust in facts? In this episode, Joanne and Sarah are joined by Kevin Grant of the GroundTruth Project. Together they reflect on the role of the press in a healthy democracy and explore journalism as a foundational building block for healthy societies. In his role as Chief Content Officer of Report for America and Report for the World, Kevin leads an innovative nonprofit national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. As a leader in nonprofit media, Kevin and his team strive to fundamentally transform local news business models.