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October 14, 2021 | Presented in Partnership with Allstate
JOURNALISM VIDEO Local News and Why It Matters to Democracy
The vacuum created by the collapse of independent local news in America has given rise to ghost papers, partisan hackery, unverified rumors, and worse. Yet, new
cohorts of news organizations are taking root to fill that void, often supported by philanthropy, public contributions, and new creative means of sustainability. At stake is the information that all citizens need to participate in democracy. S. Mitra Kalita, co-founder and CEO of URL Media, a network of Black-and Brown-owned media organizations sharing content, distribution, and revenues, and Stewart Vanderwilt, president and CEO of Colorado Public Radio, discuss the changing landscape of news gathering with Vivian Schiller, executive director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute. Watch
SOCIETY VIDEO When Movies Inspire Movements
When the days get shorter and the air turns crisper, we know movie season is upon us. But more than just entertainment on a cold winter’s night, movies can catalyze social change and disrupt dominant cultural narratives. That’s the intention of Participant, the production company behind hits like Spotlight and The Inconvenient Truth. The company’s latest award-winner and change agent is Judas and the Black Messiah, a powerful drama about the betrayal of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois
chapter of the Black Panther Party. In this conversation, Participant impact leaders and a media expert discuss how films can harness the power of storytelling to change the cultural status quo and policy. Watch
CONSUMER PRIVACY PODCAST Whose Job Is It to Protect Your Online Data? When it comes to data, the relationship between companies and consumers is uneven — customers are getting a raw deal because there's no limit on what a company can collect. Whose job is it to regulate this space and better protect consumers' data? Tom Wilson, CEO of Allstate, thinks the federal government should step in with a digital Bill of Rights that would increase transparency. He talks with Jen King, Privacy and Data Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and Kristine Gloria, director of artificial intelligence for Aspen Digital, about large-scale solutions and what consumers can do today to better protect themselves online. Listen
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