The Media’s Abandoned Moral Code with Tara McGowan

The Lincoln Project

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Politics

4.7 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Tara McGowan, the Founder & Publisher of Courier Newsroom, a pro-democracy digital news organization. They discuss the dynamics of why there are more Americans distrustful of the media than ever, how Gen-Z utilizes social media compared to other prior generations, and how positive reporting is one of the keys to restoring trust in our government. Plus, how "for-profit" media and putting good information behind a paywall is leading to a dangerous spike in the spread of disinformation. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, it's Reed.
0:01.0	Before we get started, I just want to remind you
0:02.9	that the fight for 2024 starts today.
0:05.8	Not tomorrow, not next week, right now.
0:08.7	Go to jointheunion.us and help expand
0:11.8	on the 62,000 of your fellow Americans
0:14.9	who have already joined to help preserve democracy.
0:18.6	And now, on with the show.
0:20.5	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project.
0:30.5	I'm your host, Reed Gaillin.
0:32.6	Today, I'm joined by Tara McGill, founder and publisher
0:35.5	of the Pro Democracy Digital News Organization, Courier,
0:38.9	and CEO of Good Information Inc., a civic incubator
0:42.5	that invests in immediate solutions
0:44.2	to counter disinformation online.
0:46.4	Prior to that, she was a political strategist
0:48.5	who led multimillion dollar digital advertising
0:51.1	and marketing programs for dozens of nonprofits
0:53.4	and political groups, including Priority's USA,
0:56.0	Next Gen Climate, and President Obama's 2012
0:58.9	Re-election campaign.
1:00.2	She also played a leading role in the Democratic
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