Lara Setrakian: 3 ways to fix a broken news industry
Lara Setrakian: 3 způsoby, jak napravit zpravodajství
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in the Middle East
pro Střední východ
right around the end of 2007,
kolem konce roku 2007,
it was already nearly impossible
bylo již přímo nemožné
of them were about us.
under the weight of the war.
pod tíhou války.
fallen off the agenda.
vypadl z mediální agendy.
of all news stories in 2008
1 procento reportáží
v historii Spojených států,
explaining to their students
vysvětlit svým studentům
and sometimes dying overseas.
a občas i umírali.
around crises in public health,
kolem krize ve veřejném zdravotnictví,
the species-level issues,
problémy na druhové úrovni.
they could actually sink us.
mohly nakonec potopit.
the complex issues of our time,
složitým problémům naší doby,
practical implications.
praktickým důsledkům.
sledovat v reálném čase,
na řešení problémů,
were missing the story,
jsme nedávali pozor na to, co se děje,
was falling apart,
postupně rozpadala,
for what would become the rise of ISIS,
pro něco, z čeho vzešel ISIS
nad městem Mosul
které se šířilo
to the rest of the world.
napříč celým světem.
where I was making that observation,
shromažďovala tyto postřehy,
story we were missing:
o níž jsme nevěděli:
you knew that Syria was that important
věděli jste, že Sýrie byla důležitá
of the Arab Spring.
příběhů arabského jara.
jaké budou následky.
to regional security,
s bezpečím v regionu,
a website, called "Syria Deeply."
založila webovou stránku "Syria Deeply".
and information source
zpráv a informací,
a complex issue,
závažné problémy,
it's been a resource
byla zdrojem
working on the conflict in Syria.
kteří pracovali na konfliktu v Sýrii.
high-quality information,
kvalitních informací
pro daný problém.
že tento model jde škálovat.
to do other things "Deeply."
abychom dělali i jiné věci do hloubky.
down the list.
našeho seznamu požadavků.
co je na médiích špatné.
with the news industry.
něco není v pořádku.
has hit an all-time low.
rekordně nejnižší úroveň.
is from September --
je ze září --
I call myself an industrious optimist.
Já si říkám horlivá optimistka.
a lot of us out there.
to make things better,
that we've picked up in our own work.
konkrétní nápady, na kterých pracujeme.
on deep-domain knowledge.
na vysoce odborných znalostech.
at newsrooms across the country,
napříč všemi redakcemi v zemi,
is by working with more local journalists,
spolupráce s místními reportéry,
and collaborators,
a spolupracovníky,
phone numbers and sound bites.
dohodí čísla a nahrávky z rozhovorů.
and across Africa and across Asia
a napříč Afrikou a Asií
would not have found on our own.
rozhodně sami neobjevili.
of Damascus, about a wheelchair race
o závodech na invalidních vozících,
to those wounded in the war.
zraněným z války.
who curbed the spread of Ebola
který zabránil šíření eboly tím,
a quarantine in his district.
pro svou obytnou čtvrť.
to return home before they are ready,
kteří byli nuceni vrátit se domů
that are important for all of us to know.
o kterých by měl vědět každý z nás.
for the news industry,
pro zpravodajské odvětví,
could potentially harm society,
potenciálně uškodit společnosti,
as a public service.
jako veřejné služby.
Dělali jsme co se dalo.
and sensational coverage,
a subjektivními informacemi,
sometimes completely wrong.
občas zcela nesprávnými.
that that actually cost us in human lives,
že nás to stálo dokonce lidské životy,
and by sometimes getting the facts wrong,
a občasnými nepřesnými fakty
to make the right decisions.
se správně rozhodnout.
how we got it wrong last time,
jak jsme naposledy pochybili,
to use fear for ratings.
používat strach na zvýšení hodnocení.
in the individual newsroom
každá zpravodajská redakce
that comes around
and the consequences much higher,
a následky mnohem vyšší,
and it isn't right.
a není správné.
of a complex world.
because simple isn't accurate.
protože jednoduchost je nepřesná.
to get elbow deep in complexity
dostat se do hloubky této složitosti
for everyone else to understand.
aby tomu každý porozuměl.
just simple answers,
že existují jen jednoduché odpovědi,
is the only way to know the real threats
jak poznat ty pravé hrozby,
to translate those threats
přetlumočit tyto hrozby
co je skutečnost,
what it takes to be ready
co to znamená, být připraven
odvádějících vynikající práci.
out there doing great work --
this is a time of reawakening,
je období znovuzrození,
co dokážeme.
co je zkažené.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lara Setrakian - JournalistLara Setrakian is building innovative news platforms that stand ready to engage and explain the complexity of our world.
Why you should listen
Lara Setrakian is the co-founder and CEO of News Deeply, a startup that creates news platforms and builds passionate communities centered on the most pressing issues of our time. Her team's inaugural site, Syria Deeply, launched in 2012 and won the 2013 Excellence in Online Journalism Award from the National Press Foundation. The team went on to launch Ebola Deeply, Water Deeply, Arctic Deeply, Refugees Deeply and the Women & Girls Hub; the model is expanding to cover new topics in environment, public health, geopolitics and social impact. Each site is staffed by beat reporters and editors with substantial experience of the subjects they cover and augmented by a network of contributors, commentators and area experts who share their perspectives.
A hard-edged optimist, Lara believes in building innovative news platforms that are rooted in public service, that stand ready to engage and explain the complexity of our world. She also believes that there are successful media business models to be built -- ones that capturing the value of specialized information and the power of targeted reader communities. By fusing news and community, journalism and product design, she is developing a way to sustain in-depth and continuous coverage of vital issues. In light of that work Inc Magazine called her one of "8 Women Who Could Own the Future," while Fast Company named her one of the "Most Creative People in Business."
Before starting News Deeply, Setrakian was Middle East correspondent for ABC News and Bloomberg Television. She grew up in New Jersey, the daughter of hard-working Armenian-Americans who raised her to value grit, resilience, and resolve. To document News Deeply's journey and lessons from other great startups in the trenche she coauthored a study of single-subject news models as part of a fellowship at Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Her work at News Deeply has been featured in Fast Company, Mashable, Inc, TechCrunch, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR and CNN.
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