Alex Arriaga and kate harloe on local journalism in New York

Daniel chats with journalists Alex Arriaga and kate harloe. Alex is an audience engagement editor at New York Focus, while kate is a freelance journalist who has written for Mother Jones,  Neiman Labs, and other outlets. The two discussed a community listening tour they spearheaded for New York Focus, an independent newsroom covering New York. The community listening tour surveyed New Yorkers on how they get information and local news. On this episode, Arriaga and harloe chat about information ecosystems, local news, and news deserts. Read the full report on New York’s local information ecosystems here: https://nysfocus.com/2024/12/11/what-new-yorkers-want-from-local-news 

 

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