If the media always seems to be in crisis, it’s because, well, it is. As the number of global crises mount, quality journalism continues to be threatened by a seemingly unending barrage of media closures, layoffs, and furloughs. This, and its ultimate implications, was the topic of the latest episode with Gabriel Stricker, CCO at Emerson Collective and on the board of directors for The Center For Investigative Reporting, and NewsWhip CEO Paul Quigley. To hear more from this conversation, listen or watch below: 4:30 Misinformation vs disinformation 7:38 How the decline of local journalism is changing society 15:06 Who should decide whether news is reliable? 21:10 Should objectivity really be the objective? 26:05 How cellphone footage has changed the narrative. 36:51 Should journalists unionize and do paywalls work? 43:42 How did The Atlantic respond to attacks on Jeffrey Goldberg? 48:37 Is it even possible to predict the news cycle?

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