{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Pivot Fund Pod","title":" Building Leadership that Reflects Community: MLK50’s Co-Executive Directors on Shared Power in Journalism","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0f909855\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3484,"description":"In this episode of The Pivot Fund Pod, host Haeven Gibbons talks with MLK50’s Co-Executive Directors, Ayanna Watkins and Adrienne Martin, about how co-leadership strengthens justice-centered journalism, deepens accountability to community needs, and helps prevent burnout in local news. They share how their lived experiences shape their roles, how shared decision-making works day to day, and what other community outlets can learn from MLK50’s approach. This episode offers a thoughtful, candid look at why shared leadership is more than a structure — it’s a strategy for sustainability.The Pivot Fund is a new venture philanthropy organization dedicated to investing $500 million into independent BIPOC-led community news outlets through grantmaking, development support, and strategic consulting. For more information on The Pivot Fund, visit www.thepivotfund.org. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pJQFadcpjSaiBULIefGu7zNEJtT9g0Da73sn3Ue9j4A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83YTAz/YjEwMzI3YjQ5NmZm/YzQ4NThlN2Y3ODI3/ZGVkMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}