Jeff Jarvis challenges conventional wisdom on public policy funding, AI and audience growth

The future of local journalism is increasingly being shaped by two fundamental questions: Who should pay for it, and what should it produce? Those questions were at the center this conversation between E&P Publisher Mike Blinder and media critic, author and journalism educator Jeff Jarvis. The discussion grew out of two recent E&P Reports episodes that sparked debate beyond E&P’s audience: an interview with Rebuild Local News founder Steven Waldman about public policy funding for journalism that drew a response from The Wall Street Journal, and a New York Press Association panel on newsroom cadence, AI and audience expectations that prompted a published rebuttal from publisher Christian Hendricks. Together, the debates raised larger questions about journalism’s future, sustainability and purpose—questions Jarvis was eager to tackle. Access more at this episode’s landing page, at: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/st...