Today's guest Richard Coltharp has a diverse, lengthy, and in-depth history with journalism. He currently teaches journalism at New Mexico State University.
He starts with defining the distinctions between "Media" and "Journalism", and the need for more teaching of logic and critical thinking. He shares some of his direct experience with the devastating decline of local journalism and the rise of corporate ownership of local newspapers. He also touches on the rise of a relatively new model for local news organizations - non-profit news "New Mexico Local News Fund". He comments on the rapidly evolving influence of Artificial Intelligence on media, journalism, and education in the classroom.
Upon asking his journalism students what we need to be doing these days, they answered "Talk to your neighbors". That's reassuring. As a non-profit community radio station, we at KTAL do just that. We talk to our neighbors.
He starts with defining the distinctions between "Media" and "Journalism", and the need for more teaching of logic and critical thinking. He shares some of his direct experience with the devastating decline of local journalism and the rise of corporate ownership of local newspapers. He also touches on the rise of a relatively new model for local news organizations - non-profit news "New Mexico Local News Fund". He comments on the rapidly evolving influence of Artificial Intelligence on media, journalism, and education in the classroom.
Upon asking his journalism students what we need to be doing these days, they answered "Talk to your neighbors". That's reassuring. As a non-profit community radio station, we at KTAL do just that. We talk to our neighbors.
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