"Although it looks like it happened overnight, this change took time. It's going to take some time to repair it or relearn how to better deal with it. The [American Journalism Project] is part of the solution with nonprofit news. That may be one solution; I don't know if it's the ultimate one. We should experiment, just like poking an amoeba. I think we should try this, or we should try that. Let's see what works."
"What gives me hope is the fact that this new generation is able to adapt faster and be smarter in some ways, and even have the boldness to kind of say no. They realize that, okay, this is not something that I need for my growth. Media literacy is the most important thing. We have to learn how to use the tools and how to make the distinction and just say, Okay, I know this is a"
Oana Martisca, a Romanian-born filmmaker based in Miami, spent two years chronicling the state of journalism and interviewed numerous reporters and editors. The documentary News Without a Newsroom premiered at the Miami Film Festival and won more than ten awards globally. The film links dwindling attention spans, changing media business models, and rapid technological change to the recasting of news and democracy. The decline of local news unfolded over a generation and likely requires a generation to recover. Nonprofit news and experimentation are proposed responses, and media literacy is highlighted as essential to resisting disinformation.
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