Journalism has a long history of competition, one that lingers still today and makes contemplating working with another newsroom hard for some to wrap their heads around.
But our competition has shifted from the other news organization in our community, our state or in the country. Our competition is corporations and governments publishing their own version of reality using the same channels we also publish on. Our competition is information pushed into the public eye by everyone, but lacking the fact-checking, context and follow-up that journalists can provide. Our competition is spin, misinformation and propaganda that can run unchecked in a climate where it’s hard to keep up with the sheer amount of information entering the world every day.
Collaboration makes us stronger. It can make our resources go farther. And it can make the difference in doing our due diligence on the increasingly common stories that are simply too large for any one organization to cover definitively.
Heather Bryant, JSK Fellow
Are you a journalist working on a collaborative project? Heather Bryant wants to hear from you.
Learn more: Kicking off the next conversation on editorial collaboration – Facet – Medium
(Source: medium.com)
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