FMC Fast Chat

In this episode, find out how one successful tech entrepreneur is starting over again, this time with a focus on philanthropy. Steve Kaufer, co-founder and the recently retired CEO of TripAdvisor, is our guest. Kaufer talks about his new venture, Give Freely, what it's like to begin a second act at the age of 60, and what he's learned along the way,

Hosted by Jaci Clement, CEO & Executive Director of the Fair Media Council. FMC Fast Chat is the award-winning podcast of the Fair Media Council, a 501c3 nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. FMC is headquartered on Long Island, N.Y.

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In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, delve into the issue of how social media is proving to be toxic to women, girls and nonbinary people, and the steps we need to take to remedy the situation.

Host Jaci Clement interviews communication professor Kara Alaimo, Ph.D., author of the newly released book, 'Over the Influence: How Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls -- And How We Can Take It Back.'

Armed with anecdotes and case studies that illustrate how social media is negatively impacting everything from relationships and parenting to physical and mental well-being, Alaimo not only has examined the challenges but offers solutions -- and even throws in some parenting advice.

To find out where Alaimo is speaking near you, as well as at virtual events, click on karaalaimo.com.

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Tired of living in a bubble? Then take a listen.

Jaci Clement chats with global media literacy educator Belinha S. De Abreu, Ph.D. on how media creates polarization within communities and what we can do to break through the silos and build bridges. Bonus: Here's what "media literacy" means. 

About Belinha S. De Abreu, Ph.D.

Dr. De Abreu is the President of the International Council for Media Literacy (IC4ML).

She has served as an International Expert to the Forum on Media & Information Literacy for UNESCO’s Communication & Information Section. Her research interests include media and information literacy education, educational technology, global perspectives, critical thinking, privacy & big data, civic discourse, young adults, and teacher training. Dr. De Abreu is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium (IMLRS), and was the recipient of the 2021 National Media Literacy Education’s Media Literacy Research Award. 

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From a stretch of sandy peninsula situated between the outer edges of New York City and Long Island, The Wave keeps the 130,000 residents of Rockaway, Queens informed. It's been the local newspaper there for 130 years. The Wave's Editor in Chief Mark Healey speaks with FMC Fast Chat Host Jaci Clement about the paper's history and how it continues to cover this close-knit community.

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In an area of the country that inspired Thorton Wilder's "Our Town," one New Hampshire newspaper has been chronicling the life and times of its community since 1799.

Keene Sentinel Owner and Publisher Thomas Ewing takes us inside the historic newspaper, offering an honest look at the challenges and rewards of serving a rural community. 

Part 5 of the Fair Media Council's Local News in America Project. Hosted by Jaci Clement, Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director. 

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From prostitution and corruption to American flag-stealing groundhogs, welcome to Episode 4 of FMC's Local News in America Series!

This episode offers a look inside the Hudson Register-Star, which began covering the Hudson Valley area of New York in 1785 as the Hudson Daily Star. It merged with another over time, and now continues with hyperlocal news for both sides of the river. Our guest is Mary Dempsey, a journalist for over 30 years who wears many hats as the publisher, executive editor, and general manager at Columbia Greene Media. Hosted by Jaci Clement, Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director.

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In EP 3 of FMC's Local News in America project, Host Jaci Clement takes you inside 'The West's Oldest Newspaper' with Inez Russell Gomez, Editorial Page Editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican. This daily's independence and fighting spirit mirrors that of America's Old West, which it began covering in 1849. 

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Episode 2 of the Fair Media Council's Local News in America Series takes us to Nome, where Alaska's oldest newspaper was founded around 1900, but no one knows for sure. Join FMC CEO Jaci Clement for a Fast Chat with Nome Nugget Owner and Editor Diana Haecker and find out how the weekly newspaper, as well as Alaska, is doing these days. 

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The first installment of our Local News in America Project takes us to New Hampshire. It's here in Portsmouth that you'll find the 'Nation's Oldest Newspaper,' the New Hampshire Gazette. This oral history offers a look at the Gazette's beginnings and meanders its way through to the present day, with Steven Fowle telling this story as no one else can: He is the third cousin, five times removed, of the original publisher, Daniel Fowle.

Daniel Fowle founded the Gazette in 1756, much to the disdain of local authorities -- who provided Fowle with plenty of fodder to fill the pages of the Gazette as the Revolutionary War raged on. After being jailed for speaking out, Fowle doubled down on seeking truth. His spirit lives on in the family's DNA, and today, Steven uses the 8-page Gazette to call it as he sees it. This Vietnam Vet discusses family, current events, history, publishing, and truth.  

Hosted by Jaci Clement, Fair Media Council CEO and Executive Director. More: fairmediacouncil.org

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