Carolyn DiPaoloPalm Beach North Chamber of Commerce to explore solutions to the decline of reliable news and information
Thank you to the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce for inviting Joel to participate in a presentation next week about the critical role of local news in a healthy community.
Why it matters: As technology, disinformation and changing habits cut revenue for mainstream media, news coverage is declining across Palm Beach County.
- Journalists are seeking new ways to serve readers with trusted reporting.
On the panel with Joel:
- Chamber Chair Tim Burke will moderate the discussion. Tim was the publisher of The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily News until 2019.
- Lindsey Linzer, vice president of community investments at The Miami Foundation. Lindsey helped launch Press Forward, a $500 million national initiative to reinvigorate and invest in local news.
- Samantha Ragland, vice president of journalism programs at the American Press Institute and a former colleague of Tim and Joel’s at The Palm Beach Post.
- Chadi Irani, general manager of The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News and TC Palm.
If you go: The chamber starts early! Check-in and breakfast begin at 7:15 am March 19 at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott. Chamber members get a discount and general admission starts at $75 for early birds. Register here.
I am a co-founder, writer and editor for Stet News. I am also a former senior editor at The Palm Beach Post. For 20 years, I oversaw some of the most consequential stories published by the paper, including the “Corruption County” reporting project that led to multiple arrests of elected officials. I am a member of the Leadership Palm Beach County Class of 2013. I live in West Palm Beach with my husband, Bill DiPaolo.
