To build trust within polarized communities, journalists should make news coverages more constructive and contextual, says Google News vice president Richard Gingras
MANILA, Philippines – Richard Gingras, vice president for News at Google, raised several questions on Saturday, September 16, on he deemed as media’s identity crisis and loss of trust in a changing landscape., he said he had wondered what journalists could do to “rebuild a sense of relevance, of value, of trust in journalism itself and the work it produces.”
Journalists should instead ask if the public truly understands the work they do and if they help people make informed choices. Gingras floated the idea of constructive journalism – which, simply put, is reportage that focuses more on the solution rather than the problem. “Every day, we read about violent crime, home invasions, kidnappings, refugee flows – all the horrific but anomalistic events that occur in our modern world,” said Gingras. “However unintentional, news reporting plays an intrinsic role in molding perceptions of reality that conflict with actual reality.”
He also advised how journalists can explore modern tools like generative AI to help them surface related context stories to fold in breaking news stories.In a succeeding panel discussion after Gingras’ speech, Julie Posetti, the global director of research at the International Center for Journalists, disagreed with the Google executive, countering Gingras’ points on trust in journalism.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Original Penguin shifts focus to golfWith the golf industry continuing to be a constantly evolving space, Original Penguin shifted its focus to golf apparel with
Read more »
US argues Google wants too much information kept secret in antitrust trialThe US government argues that redacted information such as pricing for search advertising is necessary for the trial
Read more »
Google announces new Bard features as traffic continues to lag ChatGPTNumbers from Similarweb show Google Bard receiving 183 million visits in August 2023, which is 13% of what rival ChatGPT received
Read more »
Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutationsWashington, United States - Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that
Read more »
Unsustainable development goalsWHEN somebody tells me that he has good and bad news for me and asks me what I want to hear first, I usually start with the bad news. I read the United Nations story about the 17 wide-ranging goals or the 2030 agenda being in trouble as bad news. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in peril. We still have to wait for the good news, even as the UN opens its session this week.
Read more »
NTF-ELCACRAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest
Read more »