How To Have a Healthier News Diet
How To! with Mike Pesca
Peach Fish Projects
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In the second of a two-part episode on reimagining the news we continue our conversation with Nicole Lewis, Senior Editor of Jurisprudence at Slate, and a longtime reporter on the criminal justice beat; and David Bornstein, co-founder/CEO of the Solutions Journalism Network, and former contributor to the New York Times' Fixes column. The discussion picks up where we left off on how journalists can regain the trust of their audience, and how news consumers can find stories that inspire hope, agency and dignity — our democracy may depend on it.
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If you liked this episode, check out Part 1: "How To Unbreak the News"
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| 0:30.7 | Hi, the question was, how does the news make you feel? And of course, I think we're all in constant fear of the news |
| 0:40.2 | because I always seem so negative. |
| 0:43.0 | And I would like to see, like, the other side of news, like the good news, |
| 0:46.8 | maybe something positive, but also a solution to the problem. |
| 0:53.8 | You're listening to how to where finding solutions to hard problems? |
| 0:58.5 | Well, that's kind of our jam. |
| 1:00.6 | I'm Amanda Ripley and as promised, we're going to pick up where we left off today on how to |
| 1:04.8 | unbreak the news. |
| 1:06.5 | What can journalists do to regain trust with the public? |
| 1:10.1 | And what can the public do to stay up on current events while staying sane? |
| 1:16.2 | If you haven't heard part one from last week, I highly recommend you give it a listen. |
| 1:20.6 | It helps explain why 4 out of 10 Americans are actively avoiding contact with the news, |
| 1:26.6 | including sometimes yours truly. |
| 1:29.0 | And it turns out a lot of you. |
| 1:31.8 | Hi, my name is Vanessa. |
| 1:33.9 | Hi, how to you think? |
| 1:35.4 | Hi, this is Vinnie So Grady. |
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