7/27/2023 0 Comments Atlanta journal constitution newsFor leaders, the widened media landscape, along with the influx of disinformation campaigns in recent years, is a significant challenge. In Atlanta, a number of newsletters and nonprofit news organizations have launched in the past 5 years, promising to deliver thoughtful news centering locals who have been historically overlooked by traditional media. Traditional media companies are in a period where they must work to prove themselves as relevant and credible to an increasingly diverse audience who now have more options for accessing news than ever before. “Atlanta called to me like it calls to a lot of people who are a short driving distance,” he says.Ĭhapman’s appointment is historic, but it also comes at a crucial time for the AJC. But an open position as the AJC’s story editor, working on articles that would land on the newspaper’s front page, and Atlanta’s reputation for being a place where Black people might have a shot at upward mobility inspired Chapman to move here 13 years ago. “It’s one of those states where if you’re born there, you’re probably more likely to die there than any other state,” the former politics editor of the State Media Company says. A Greenville, South Carolina native whose parents attended segregated schools, he never thought he’d leave his home state. It’s also been a moment of internal reflection for Chapman.
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