Ellen Clegg, Dan Kennedy, Author at Current

System/Policy

What public media can learn from the model of ‘NJ Spotlight News’

By Ellen Clegg, Former Editorial Page Editor (The Boston Globe) and Dan Kennedy, Professor of Journalism (Northeastern University) | December 21, 2023

“The story of NJ PBS and ‘NJ Spotlight News’ suggests that public broadcasting can play a role in bolstering coverage of regional and statewide news. What’s needed to make it work is to bring together different newsroom cultures in a way that serves the audience rather than the bureaucratic imperatives of protecting turf and resisting change.”

How public radio can help solve the local news crisis: a response to Thomas Patterson

By Dan Kennedy, Professor of Journalism (Northeastern University) | March 30, 2023

“Regional news organizations may cover news in one smaller community, but only if it is either relevant or interesting to their broader audience. But they are not equipped to carry out accountability journalism in all of the various cities and towns they serve.”