Today Paul Gewuerz interviews journalist, entrepreneur, and nationally known advocate for robust accountability journalism Steven Waldman.
Steven started his career in legacy media, working with publications such as US News & World Report and Newsweek. He left in the early 2000's to start a website in the web 1.0 era. His career trajectory changed when he worked on a report for the FCC about the impact of the digital revolution on the news industry. This led him to become active in the space, working with Report for America for several years and ultimately leading to his work with Rebuild Local News.
In the episode, Steven talks about data that shows the damage a lack of local information can cause, such as increased polarization, corruption, decreases in local investment and even increased pollution. He talks about how the crisis was well under way before social media came into the picture. He also talks about the tremendous innovation in the space that offers hope such as digital native hyperlocal websites and the hundreds of new non profits in the space, as well as the disturbing trend of 'pink slime' websites.
Links from the episode:
rebuildlocalnews.org
reportforamerica.org
linkedin.com/in/stevendwaldman
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