We're fast when news breaks but are we slow to adapt?

Does the news media lag in the digital age?

Mark Albert, a Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist, discusses his career transition from investigative journalism to media training, helping experts and executives craft a message they can and amplify for the media.

He emphasizes the importance for journalists to promote their work in an evolving media landscape and the critical need to increase media literacy.

Albert also details challenges faced by modern journalists like the impact of declining revenues and the pressures of multi-platform reporting.

He also stresses the necessity of sustaining independent journalism for democracy.

Headlines: 1:38

Interview: 18:07

Headlines Discussed:

Ohio reporters are at the center of the fight over false claims in Springfield

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/springfield-ohio-jd-vance-haitian-immigrants-fake-misinformation.php

Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly retiring from ESPN — and walking away from $20 million

https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/sports/adrian-wojnarowski-shockingly-retiring-from-espn-to-join-st-bonaventure/

Mark Albert

https://www.themarkalbert.com/