Want to know an inconvenient truth about the journalism industry in America?
Ideas to address the challenges facing journalism have been available for years. The problem is, these solutions often don’t reach the people who could benefit the most.
Why? Because these solutions are put forward by academic scholars. But too often, their ideas are never seen by journalists fighting everyday battles inside of newsrooms.
That is why a group of researchers and journalists are attempting to bridge the gap between academia and newsrooms through both in-person convenings and research about the issue.