#2: Insights on the challenges Newsrooms face in 2021

November 16, 2020

Written by NewsWhip
The NewsWhip Pulse - Jim Kennedy from the AP

August 28th, 2020

Insights on the challenges Newsrooms face in 2021

GUESTS

Jim Kennedy,

SVP of Strategic Planning,
Associated Press

Paul Quigley,

CEO and Co-Founder,
NewsWhip

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At NewsWhip, our goal is to enable a clear understanding of the news, stories, and ideas spreading and winning engagement in real time.

In this edition, our CEO Paul Quigley was joined by Jim Kennedy, who serves as the SVP of Strategic Planning at the Associated Press. Jim brought insights on the unique challenges and opportunities facing newsrooms in 2020, from a huge increase in social engagement to the rise of the mono-news cycle and the difficulties of combating misinformation.

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