Reasons for optimism #6: Jared Diamond and other cautious optimists

Leaders in academia, business, journalism are collaborating on urgent global crises Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, today is another day of opportunity. Jared Diamond, whose bestsellers have […]

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Reasons for optimism #5: SembraMedia’s discoveries

200 digital native media on three continents provide models for sustainability Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. SembraMedia gives us another reason to […]

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Reasons for optimism #3: journalists around the world

Thousands of organizations are collaborating to produce public-service journalism Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Quality journalism takes time and is expensive. It requires […]

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Reasons for optimism #2: Edwy Plenel and Mediapart in France

Few believed a subscription-only website of investigative journalism could survive Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Conventional wisdom predicted failure for the French startup […]

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Reasons for optimism #1: Andrew Yang

Most Americans are tired of extremism; the media can help give them a voice Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. If you are one […]

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The death of news has been greatly exaggerated

In a Spanish podcast, we talked about what digital native media are getting right Earlier this month I had the good fortune to be interviewed by my friend and former colleague José Luis Orihuela, professor of communication at the University of Navarra in Spain. José Luis, author of the book Culturas Digitales (Digital Cultures) co-hosted […]

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