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Andrew Fitzgerald: “The way people are talking about something in the world is in itself news. … Increasingly, the conversation itself is driving that news cycle.”

Andrew Fitzgerald: “The way people are talking about something in the world is in itself news. … Increasingly, the conversation itself is driving that news cycle.”

Twitter has been enjoying more than a moment recently, most notably whenever President Trump tweets. Yet, 11 years after its founding and at a time when tweets are must-reads and…
March 8, 2017
Lewis Diuguid: “Harness the best that our diversity has to offer”

Lewis Diuguid: “Harness the best that our diversity has to offer”

The former Kansas City Star reporter on the challenges of being a black journalist, the value of integrity, and the importance of mentoring
February 22, 2017
David Fahrenthold: “I learned … how much other people know that you can tap into with social media.”

David Fahrenthold: “I learned … how much other people know that you can tap into with social media.”

Few reporters covering the 2016 presidential election had as many memorable scoops and were as successful at using Twitter to crowdsource research as David Fahrenthold. A reporter for The Washington…
February 16, 2017
Jill Abramson: “You’ve Got to Get a Younger Generation in the Habit of Reading That Highest-Quality Journalism”

Jill Abramson: “You’ve Got to Get a Younger Generation in the Habit of Reading That Highest-Quality Journalism”

The former New York Times executive editor on why she admires BuzzFeed, misses Gawker, and the public holds the press in such low regard
October 26, 2016
Gabriel Dance of The Marshall Project: "We don't care where you see our content"

Gabriel Dance of The Marshall Project: “We don’t care where you see our content”

The Marshall Project’s managing editor on the imperative of platform-specific stories, the supremacy of video, and why he likes to work with Collaborators
February 16, 2016
Gabriel Dance
The Guardian's Lee Glendinning: "Publishing is not the end of the story"

The Guardian’s Lee Glendinning: “Publishing is not the end of the story”

The editor of The Guardian US and two reporters who worked on its database of police killings discuss collaborating with the public and bringing fresh eyes to American news
January 29, 2016
Melissa Bell of Vox Media: "Give People the Start of Understanding"

Melissa Bell of Vox Media: “Give People the Start of Understanding”

On the online publisher's embrace of Snapchat, its spirit of collaboration, and its determination to create a better advertising experience
January 6, 2016
Melissa Bell
Ethan Zuckerman: "Journalistic organizations … need to have a civic impact"

Ethan Zuckerman: “Journalistic organizations … need to have a civic impact”

The director of MIT's Center for Civic Media on business models, his dislike of Facebook, and participatory versus traditional media
November 12, 2015
Ethan Zuckerman
Alex Miller of Vice: “What Is it Like to Be There?”

Alex Miller of Vice: “What Is it Like to Be There?”

The millennial-focused media group's global head of content on its in-your-face reporting, its approach to revenue, and what legacy outlets like The New York Times and BBC do well
October 21, 2015
Alex Miller
Medium's Evan Hansen: “The Real Unit of Exchange Is … People”

Medium’s Evan Hansen: “The Real Unit of Exchange Is … People”

The online publishing platform's head of content labs on optimum story length, writing for free, and how to fix the experience of reading and writing on the Internet
August 20, 2015
Evan Hansen