Lara Setrakian: 3 ways to fix a broken news industry
Лара Сетракіан: Три способи змінити індустрію новин на краще
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in the Middle East
кореспонденткою на Близькому Сході
right around the end of 2007,
приблизно в кінці 2007 року,
it was already nearly impossible
практично неможливо
of them were about us.
under the weight of the war.
під гнітом війни.
fallen off the agenda.
of all news stories in 2008
всіх новин у 2008 році
explaining to their students
не могли пояснити школярам,
and sometimes dying overseas.
around crises in public health,
у сфері охорони здоров'я,
the species-level issues,
що я називаю проблемами на рівні видів,
they could actually sink us.
могли б потопити нас.
the complex issues of our time,
проблем нашого часу,
practical implications.
в режимі реального часу,
were missing the story,
was falling apart,
for what would become the rise of ISIS,
які спричинилися до злету ІДІЛ,
яке вихлюпнулося
to the rest of the world.
where I was making that observation,
story we were missing:
яку ми пропускаємо:
you knew that Syria was that important
ви б знали, що Сирія грала важливу роль
of the Arab Spring.
to regional security,
з регіональною безпекою та
дозволити цьому
a website, called "Syria Deeply."
і створила сайт "Детально про Сирію".
and information source
та інформаційні ресурси,
a complex issue,
це складне питання,
it's been a resource
роки сайт був ресурсом
working on the conflict in Syria.
які працювали над конфліктом у Сирії.
high-quality information,
та достовірної інформаціїї,
з цього питання.
to do other things "Deeply."
розглянути інші проблеми "Детально".
down the list.
працювати за списком.
що не так з новинами.
with the news industry.
has hit an all-time low.
досягла рекордно низького рівня.
is from September --
ще з вересня
I call myself an industrious optimist.
називаю себе працьовитою оптимісткою.
a lot of us out there.
to make things better,
that we've picked up in our own work.
трьома з них.
on deep-domain knowledge.
на глибокому знанні предметної галузі.
at newsrooms across the country,
в індустрії новин по всій країні
явище, яке вимирає.
is by working with more local journalists,
працюючи з місцевими журналістами
and collaborators,
та колегами,
phone numbers and sound bites.
з номерами телефонів і аудіозаписами.
and across Africa and across Asia
та по всій Африці і Азії
would not have found on our own.
яких ми б не відзняли самостійно.
of Damascus, about a wheelchair race
про перегони на інвалідних візках,
to those wounded in the war.
who curbed the spread of Ebola
який завадив поширенню Еболи,
a quarantine in his district.
у своєму районі.
to return home before they are ready,
змусили повернутися додому
наші наставники.
that are important for all of us to know.
про які важливо знати всім.
for the news industry,
на зразок клятви Гіпократа,
початку не завдавати шкоди.
відповідно до наших ідеалів
could potentially harm society,
може зашкодити суспільству,
as a public service.
як публічну послугу.
Зробили все можливе.
and sensational coverage,
сенсаційних сюжетів,
sometimes completely wrong.
іноді геть недостовірних.
that that actually cost us in human lives,
стверджують, це коштувало людських життів,
and by sometimes getting the facts wrong,
та недостовірної інформації
to make the right decisions.
прийняттю правильних рішень.
how we got it wrong last time,
минулі помилки
тим шляхом наступного разу.
to use fear for ratings.
використовувати страх задля рейтингу.
in the individual newsroom
кожна окрема редакція новин
that comes around
and the consequences much higher,
а наслідки набагато страшнішими,
як минулого разу;
and it isn't right.
відповідальною і правдивою.
of a complex world.
цей складний світ.
because simple isn't accurate.
бо насправді він не такий.
to get elbow deep in complexity
зануритись у цю складність,
for everyone else to understand.
щоб допомогти всім усе зрозуміти.
just simple answers,
is the only way to know the real threats
шлях дізнатися про реальні загрози,
to translate those threats
повідомити про ці загрози
що є правда,
what it takes to be ready
як підготуватися
можемо виправити ситуацію.
out there doing great work --
які добре роблять свою роботу -
this is a time of reawakening,
полагодити цю систему.
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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