KQED wasn’t alone in struggling to cover former President Trump. These last four years changed how many journalists think about their responsibilities to the public. It’s also forced more members of the news media to reckon with their own role in perpetuating long-existing, systemic problems.
So we wanted to chat with KQED’s newsroom leaders about how they’ve changed over the past four years, and the role local news plays in a frail democracy.
Guests: Vinnee Tong, KQED’s Director of News and Ethan Toven-Lindsey, KQED’s Executive Editor
Read the transcript here.