The Sidebar by NYABJ | For Us, By Us: Building Black Newsrooms and Community Trust

ROLE: Host; Producer; Editor

Nonprofit newsrooms are rapidly growing across the country. So is the gap between trust in local and national news. What does this mean for Black and other underserved communities as they navigate everyday life?

In this episode, Producer CAROLYN ADAMS sits down with AKOTO OFORI-ATTA of Capital B News to talk about starting and scaling Black-led news ventures, engagement journalism, and how reporting on gun violence continues to influence her work today.

Editor's Note: This conversation took place at the end of April 2022, ahead of the tragic incidents in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX, and so many other cities since then. Thanks to Alejandra Arevalo for additional editing support.

The opinions heard in this episode belong to the individuals who expressed them, and not to NYABJ. Music by HoliznaRAPS.