An independent news organization based in Oklahoma is using artificial intelligence to create a digital news platform where journalists own a percentage of the company. The news outlet, Verified News Network, was founded in 2018 by Brittany Harlow, a former television news anchor with experience in radio journalism. Harlow and her husband, now the chief
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to grant one-on-one interviews to journalists of color conjures my own thoughts about the unbearable whiteness of Chicago news media. Her decision reminded me of spring 2019 when I hurriedly left a Manhattan classroom to board a plane to Chicago for the highly anticipated Chicago Headline Club annual Lisagor awards.
The growth of the internet and the economic decline of mainstream local media have combined to give news consumers a very mixed bag. The paradox is that the volume of information available on many important subjects has exploded while the accuracy of much of it has diminished, as many of the traditional “news gatekeepers” have
