'news guest' live with the 19th's amanda zamora: the opportunity news startups have to reinvent journalism
Since launching last year during an international pandemic, The 19th* has raised nearly $12 million, landed coveted interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, and has more than 10,400 paying members. And it's all because The 19th's founding team saw a need for a publication created by women, women of color and the LGBTQ+ community to tell the stories of these underrepresented voices.
In this live News Guest conversation, our host Candice Fortman, executive director of Outlier Media, and special guest Amanda Zamora, co-founder and publisher of The 19th, will discuss the unique opportunity that startup newsrooms have to push the boundaries on traditional newsroom values, ensure underrepresented voices are heard and reflected in newsrooms and experiment with journalism that centers community first.
Join us on July 26, 2021 at 12 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. ET to hear about The 19th's journey so far and to learn how you might start your own independent news publication through the Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp. And after our chat with Amanda, you'll be welcome to join group conversations with experts who can offer advice on how to fill out your Boot Camp application.
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