December 17th, 2014
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Journalism has always relied on empathy, the ability of one person to see the world from the perspective of another and to bring it to a distant audience. But declining budgets have made it more difficult for journalists to be with the people they cover, and that means that empathy between journalists and subjects is weakening.
I predict that a new kind of professional will fill this gap — a hybrid of journalist and activist, or “jacktivist.” It may sound cringeworthy to veteran journalists, but I hope they’ll bear with me.

-Emi Kolawole, editor-in-residence, Stanford d.school

The rise of the jacktivist » Nieman Journalism Lab

This post is part of Nieman Journalism Lab’s excellent Predications for Journalism 2015 series. 

(Source: niemanlab.org)

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