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Episode Synopsis
Michael Williams and Brian Crowley are joined by Joel Engelhardt, co-founder of Stet News. We talk about the state of Florida journalism and where it's at. 0:44Joel describes Stet News, explains what it means, and how local newspapers are fading.3:23Joel says the nonprofit model is the future of journalism. The for-profit model is collapsing.4:31Discussing the mission of providing accurate, fair and unbiased news and information that helps readers hold public officials accountable.7:20About the documentaries program involving private citizens trained to monitor their local governments.11:02Sometimes the government tells the public what it is doing when it is too late to change it. News organizations are pushing back on behalf of the public by keeping them informed.15:52Brian talks about the public’s lack of access to public records, the decline of the Sunshine Law and difficulty the public has getting information they need.23:30More examples of the public being left in the dark. And the need to keep people informed.27:22The Crowley Closer.
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