In Iowa, legacy media has lost outstanding journalists. Some by choice, others by budget constraints. It is encouraging to see them pop up on Axios, Capitol Dispatch, and other hyper-local digital media. Still, too many readers are left behind. There is a quixotic effort called the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation you might find of interest. https://www.westerniowajournalismfoundation.com
Having been born in March of '54, I'm very much of the generation you're writing about, and being relating to a much-younger workforce is certainly an issue. But the thing is -- and I also feel this way about my teaching at Berkeley -- that I'm able to constantly learn from the young people around me, as much or more than they learn from me. (Plus, I think, only one person is less interested in seeing me retire than I am -- my wife, who rightly fears the prospect of having me hanging around and offering "advice" all day.)
Correction: this post has been updated to reflect that Christa Scharfenberg has been CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting since 2017, not 2014.
In Iowa, legacy media has lost outstanding journalists. Some by choice, others by budget constraints. It is encouraging to see them pop up on Axios, Capitol Dispatch, and other hyper-local digital media. Still, too many readers are left behind. There is a quixotic effort called the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation you might find of interest. https://www.westerniowajournalismfoundation.com
Having been born in March of '54, I'm very much of the generation you're writing about, and being relating to a much-younger workforce is certainly an issue. But the thing is -- and I also feel this way about my teaching at Berkeley -- that I'm able to constantly learn from the young people around me, as much or more than they learn from me. (Plus, I think, only one person is less interested in seeing me retire than I am -- my wife, who rightly fears the prospect of having me hanging around and offering "advice" all day.)
Correction: this post has been updated to reflect that Christa Scharfenberg has been CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting since 2017, not 2014.