Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin talk with the smartest minds in media about how we got here and where journalism is headed. This series is brought to you by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Columbia Journalism Review, with help from the New School’s Journalism + Design Lab. Journalism 2050 is supported by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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The Journalism 2050 Podcast
Journalism in the Age of the Quick Take
Razia Iqbal looks back—and ahead.
The Fight to Save Journalism in Georgia
How independent media organizations are standing together against an authoritarian government.
The Old Playbook of Power and Influence Is Different Now
How journalism must adapt.
Journalism in the Age of Techno-Kings
How Elon Musk is colonizing the future.
Profit or Nonprofit? A Debate over Journalism’s Future
While the newspaper industry continues to contract, nonprofit news outlets have proliferated over the past decade. But dismissing profitable models for journalism is premature.
How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump
Examining a political legacy, ten years on.
Jay Rosen on the Digital Revolution That Wasn’t
Where it all went wrong—and how journalists can fight back.
Ben Smith Isn’t Afraid of the Future
A look into a career that’s been a reliable indicator of the state of journalism.
The Future of Journalism After Gaza
Examining an ongoing crisis for press freedom—and how to manage security risks going forward.
Douglas Rushkoff on Being the Intellectual Dominatrix of Billionaire Tech Bros
Rushkoff has been one of media’s most entertaining and pointed futurists—though he prefers “presentist” these days.
