Trailer | Breaking The News
Preview: Season 25 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch news startup The 19th* to combat misinformation.
A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo to launch news startup The 19th*.
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Trailer | Breaking The News
Preview: Season 25 Episode 11 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo to launch news startup The 19th*.
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A Conversation with Rashaad Newsome
Our interview with interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome, co-director and protagonist of Assembly and creator of Being the Digital Griot.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWhat inspired you to start the 19?
- You know, people of color and women and LGBTQ folx, people on the margins?
That's what I wanted to cover.
- We're trying to disrupt the news industry.
We're really centering the communities that we're trying to serve.
- These things are just in a constant tension.
- I just felt so broken.
- If we fall into the same patterns as other news organizations, are we really that different?
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Clip: S25 Ep11 | 9m 3s | What are the challenges facing local journalists? (9m 3s)
How Did Opinions Get In Our News?
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Clip: S25 Ep11 | 7m 44s | It's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion. (7m 44s)
Has Journalism Always Been This Stressful?
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Clip: S25 Ep11 | 8m 52s | A mental health crisis has taken shape in our newsrooms. (8m 52s)
How Did This Women-Owned Newspaper Revolutionize Journalism?
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Clip: S25 Ep11 | 7m 8s | How a women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women's rights. (7m 8s)
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