No Choice but to “Hold the Line”

For a century, journalists have been the distributors of news as well as gatekeepers of facts and truth but these days a global campaign of disinformation and a growing dependency on social media to get the news out may be crippling the industry and eroding public trust.

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Connecting with community means finding niche interests

Vicks VapoRub took the spotlight in the News Leaders Association session “Being a Strategic Partner with Your Community.” This salve cured a disconnect between Los Angeles Times reporter Esmeralda Bermudez and a portion of her readers when she published a column about the Latino community’s love of “Vivaporu.” Bermudez, along with her fellow panelists, advocated for more reporters to discover their community’s niche interests— even if it happens to be a menthol rub.

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NLA: Moving Forward

The News Leaders Association, born of the merger between two long-standing media organizations - the American Society of News Editors and Associated Press Media Editors - will become a bigger advocate for First Amendment issues.

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About: The students covering #NLAinNOLA

Our team is a select group of Ball State University journalism students, led by Professor Juli Metzger. This is the seventh consecutive year Ball State students have traveled to cover the News Leadership Conference, receiving experience and mentorship while reporting the conference highlights.

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