I’m CEO of GetVokl and leveraging the power of face-to-face conversation for deeper and more civil audience engagement.
Local journalists have more insights into and are more connected with their communities than Google and Facebook together. Yet, limited by resources and dated websites, they are increasingly losing the battle with digital/social media giants over the attention of their audiences. What if live-video could help them turn the tides and capitalize on their potential role as trusted gatekeepers of their communities’ discourse? This Lightning Talk illustrates how local journalists can reclaim relevance by leveraging free technology to engage their audiences in meaningful, real time and community building conversations.