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In this episode of "How to Save TV News," host Jonathan Larson talks with activist and media veteran Lizz Winstead—co‑founder of Air America Radio, former head writer of The Daily Show, and founder of the abortion‑rights nonprofit Abortion Access Front. They discuss the power of community‑based activism in Minnesota, the role of rallies and mutual‑aid networks, and how Winstead’s experience creating politically charged media informs her view that traditional TV news is dead but can be reborn as purpose‑driven, opinionated content on digital platforms. Winstead argues that news must embrace bias toward truth, combine humor with outrage, and provide clear calls to action, especially around reproductive rights, to stay commercially viable and socially impactful.
In this episode, Jonathan Larson interviews veteran TV journalist Paul Beban about the challenges facing television news and how it might be revitalized. They discuss the historic role of TV news as a shared national fact‑base, the decline in audience...
