I Have An Idea To Open 16,000 Newsrooms In The U.S. - Incite at Columbia University

Lately, I’ve been less interested in fixing journalism’s problems. Not because I don’t care, but because after nearly 20 years of trying, I’ve realized the work we need to do starts somewhere else.

I’ve worked in newsrooms of every size, from newspapers and startups to radio, nonprofits and for-profits. I’ve won awards, been a Pulitzer finalist, built teams and burned out. After all that, I’m now focused on what happens upstream, before journalism begins.

Instead of only obsessing about information, I’m more interested in what people already know and their desire to learn more. When neighbors share what they know and ask what they don’t, they build understanding and civic confidence.

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