We all share one thing in common: we’re alive and trying to run an organization in the year 2026.
Let’s just get this out of the way now: 2026 doesn’t play nicely with anything born before it was.
And that includes everything we know about trust.
Continue readingWhen the market dropped 800 points as AI fears intensified, it was time to go directly to the source. Here’s what ChatGPT had to say.
Q1. Hey, Chat, the stock market fell 800 points this week. People fear AI is coming for their jobs. Are you plotting to replace me and other humans?
AI: First of all? If I were plotting, I probably wouldn’t open with, “Good morning, Jaci.”
Continue readingWhile the 2026 news cycle ramped up quickly — ICE in Minneapolis, Venezuela, an upside-down food pyramid — the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s vote to dissolve probably slipped past you. Yet that quiet moment on Jan. 5 may prove to be one of the most consequential losses of our civic life.
Continue readingPeople arrived with ideas for stories. Then, in front of the group, they stood up and pitched those ideas. For some, it meant getting out of their own way and over the fear of public speaking — a fear that looms ever larger in an era when people spend more hours talking to devices than to humans. And then the magic happens:
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In reading a recent issue of “The Latest,” (which we encourage folks to read) we realized two entities we deeply appreciate just came together to talk about a mission they share: Quality journalism. Seems like an important thing to talk about, especially with folks as experienced as these guys, and especially now when too many folks on every side don’t seem to know who to believe or what journalistic standards actually are.
Continue readingWe’re immersed in the Information Age, where truth should be our guidepost. Instead, it’s collateral damage. Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation—MDM—aren’t just floating around the edges of our society. They’re baked into our feeds, our platforms, our conversations. And they’re winning.
Continue readingSocial media is now one of the biggest threats to youth mental health, with nearly half of teens saying it’s harming their well-being. Parents agree. So do educators. And still, we treat media exposure like a behavioral problem instead of what it really is: a developmental crisis.
Continue readingIf you don’t know how to use media, the media will use you.
That’s not theory. It’s reality.
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