Building a Strong Media Ecosystem with Dan Gillmor, Co-founder of News Co/Lab

Dan Gillmor is an internationally recognized leader in new media and digital media literacy. He's the author of Mediactive, which explores media literacy in the digital age from a journalist’s perspective. He launched The News Co/Lab in 2017, where their mission is to help ensure an informed citizenry – a fundamental building block of democracy. For full show notes, visit https://thetrustedweb.org/podcast/.

Show Notes

Dan Gillmor is an internationally recognized leader in new media and digital media literacy. He's the author of Mediactive, which explores media literacy in the digital age from a journalist’s perspective. He launched The News Co/Lab in 2017, where their mission is to help ensure an informed citizenry – a fundamental building block of democracy.

I really enjoyed this thoughtful conversation as we explored the role of journalists within communities, the key challenges with moderation and why media literacy shouldn’t stop after we finish school.

Links Mentioned

• ‘We the Media: Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People’ by Dan Gillmor
• NewsCoLab.org
• Dan’s talk ‘Journalism in an Age of Misinformation and Centralization’
• DanGillmor.com 

What is The Trusted Web Podcast?

What if you could simply trust all information on the internet? I’m on the mission to build a Trusted Web for all of us on planet earth. Because to save the world, we need to fix the internet. With this special thing called blockchain timestamps; all content you consume will be transparent and accountable. Welcome to the new default on the internet. Thank you for being part of this journey and let’s build the Trusted Web together.