An executive producer at Margin Media, Sue Schardt believes stories have the power to bring about positive change. Her work is rooted in an understanding how stories make it possible for people to recognize themselves as part of a larger whole, and that media, when directed with clear, positive intention, is an important unifying force when uncertainty and fear prevail.
In a recent post on her company site, she shares her insights into the present moment, with people across the planet converging in ways that, even six months ago, were unimaginable. The emergence of millions of “brave and necessary” protesters moving against racial injustice, a pandemic dismantling normative structures of governance and economies are, together impacting people in every corner of the world. “We must recognize this moment of profound, shared vulnerability, when rigorous journalism and our best storytellers can lead us to a better world,” says Schardt. “There is a new calling.”
Break Form: Making stories with and for the people is a report published by the American Press Institute analyzing “Localore: Finding America,” a production Schardt created and oversaw as Executive Producer for ten years. She stresses the relevance of lessons of Localore for today’s journalists. One of the project’s lead producers Steve Mencher worked with disparate faith communities in Kansas City. He describes how the experience influenced his approach to journalism. “I believe in importance of fairness, objectivity, and balance,” says Mencher. “I’ve learned, too, there is also love. Love and the core tenets of journalism can go together.”
Read Break Form: Making stories with and for the people:
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/break-form/
For the latest on Sue Schardt, visit MarginMedia.org.
In a recent post on her company site, she shares her insights into the present moment, with people across the planet converging in ways that, even six months ago, were unimaginable. The emergence of millions of “brave and necessary” protesters moving against racial injustice, a pandemic dismantling normative structures of governance and economies are, together impacting people in every corner of the world. “We must recognize this moment of profound, shared vulnerability, when rigorous journalism and our best storytellers can lead us to a better world,” says Schardt. “There is a new calling.”
Break Form: Making stories with and for the people is a report published by the American Press Institute analyzing “Localore: Finding America,” a production Schardt created and oversaw as Executive Producer for ten years. She stresses the relevance of lessons of Localore for today’s journalists. One of the project’s lead producers Steve Mencher worked with disparate faith communities in Kansas City. He describes how the experience influenced his approach to journalism. “I believe in importance of fairness, objectivity, and balance,” says Mencher. “I’ve learned, too, there is also love. Love and the core tenets of journalism can go together.”
Read Break Form: Making stories with and for the people:
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/break-form/
For the latest on Sue Schardt, visit MarginMedia.org.
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