In 2019, after 22 years in for-profit political media, David Myers left his role at CQ Roll Call to launch The Fulcrum, a nonprofit media platform focused on democracy reform. In 2025, he joined OpenSecrets, where he now leads media and communications, exposing the role of money in U.S. politics.

In this conversation, we talk about the shift from ad-driven journalism to impact-driven work. We talk about the challenges of building transparency in a system where money often dictates narratives, the practical work of collecting and analyzing data, and the future of journalism in an era of declining local news and rising dark money.

A conversation about responsibility, the cost of integrity, and the unresolved questions of building journalism that serves democracy.

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