This Is Nashville

Middle Tennessee’s shifting media landscape

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Public trust of the media is down, and political polarization is rampant. But studies show the answer to both of these problems lies in local journalism. 


Today we talk with journalists and scholars about the media landscape in Middle Tennessee. How do we address issues of funding, access, and diversity in our newsrooms? And how does that impact the information that is spread?

But first, host Khalil Ekulona and senior digital producer Anna Gallegos-Cannon address listener feedback in @ Us.

Guests:

  • Levi Ismail, NewsChannel5 investigative reporter

  • Emily Cochrane, southern correspondent for the New York Times

  • Samar Ali, founder and CEO of Millions of Conversations, co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy 

  • Deborah Fisher, executive director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, director of MTSU’s John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies

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