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FMC Fast Chat
by Jaci Clement
FMC Fast Chat features notables in news, media and business for media-savvy conversations that are real, powerful and relevant. We take you inside the news so you can be in the know in 30 minutes. Hosted by Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. This is the award-winning podcast of the Fair Media Council.
Episodes
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Technology, Democracy & Power: Is Innovation Saving the World—or Killing the Planet?
Fair Media Council CEO Jaci Clement talks with Justin Hendrix, CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press, about how innovation, power, and responsibility collide in the digital age. From AI’s environmental toll to the fight for privacy and democracy, this episode explores whether technology’s future...
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Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC & Free Speech: Let's Talk About What’s Really at Stake
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and return to late-night raised serious questions: Where’s the line between offensive comedy and unprotected speech? And how far can the FCC go in policing broadcasters? In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, Fair Media Council CEO Jaci Clement joins forces with renowned…
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Journalism at a Crossroads: Richard Tofel on Funding, Integrity & the Future
How did we get from 30% profit margins to paywalls, nonprofit newsrooms, and creators funding investigative journalism one Substack post at a time? In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, host Jaci Clement sits down with Richard Tofel — founding general manager and former president of ProPublica, now...
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Fire on the Air: How Local Radio Covered California's Wildfires
Join Fair Media Council CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement as she sits down with KNX 97.1 FM Los Angeles News and Programming Director Alex Silverman for an inside look at the power of local radio during emergencies. In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, Alex reveals how the team at the 24/7...
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Breaking Down the First Amendment in a Digital World with Clay Calvert
On this episode of FMC Fast Chat, host Jaci Clement welcomes renowned First Amendment scholar Clay Calvert for a timely conversation on the myths, challenges, and realities of free speech in the digital age. From the Supreme Court’s decision on the TikTok ban to the responsibilities that come…
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Bridging Divides: Amy Mitchell on Shaping Journalism & Media Policy for the Digital Age
In this must-hear episode of FMC Fast Chat, host Jaci Clement interviews Amy Mitchell, founding executive director of the Center for News Technology and Innovation and a leading voice in global media policy. Together, they unpack the complexities of today’s digital news landscape and the urgent...
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Challenging Assumptions: Michael Powell’s Take on True Journalism
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, Fair Media Council CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement sits down with Michael Powell — an acclaimed journalist whose career spans The Washington Post to The New York Times and now The Atlantic. Together, they examine the shifting tides of journalism, the...
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'Democratic Delusions:' A Conversation with Natalie Fenton on Reclaiming Media for the Public Good
Over the past thirty years, monumental changes have pushed the media further from its core mission of serving the public interest. Political pressures, commercial imperatives, deregulation, and the concentration of immense capital in just a few hands have converged to distort the flow of...
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From Promise to Crisis: The Hidden Costs of Social Media
When social media began, it was full of promise — connecting people, amplifying voices, and fighting for liberties. But today, it’s in crisis. In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, renowned digital expert Sree Sreenivasan examines how social media has shifted from a tool for empowerment to a force...
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Inside the Golden Era of New York News
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, author Jerry Barmash introduces us to his new book, "Here Now the News: An Inside Scoop into New York's Best-Loved Anchors." With decades of experience covering New York news, Barmash brings a deeply human look at the anchors who became household names. Beyond…
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Breaking Big Stories and Getting to the Truth: Dave Levinthal on Investigative Journalism and Accountability
In this FMC Fast Chat, investigative journalist Dave Levinthal from Centerclip tells what it takes to break the big stories to hold those in power accountable. He explains how to pursue truth — why reporters must refuse to take “no” for an answer, follow their instincts, and know when something...
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Steve Dunlop on Cancel Culture, Great Communicators & The Art of Storytelling
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, noted media trainer and journalist Steve Dunlop shares his insights into the evolving dynamics of the media landscape. We explore the impacts of cancel culture, what great communicators do right, and the art of storytelling. This conversation is a must-listen for...
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Behind the Mic with Larry Mullins: The Future of Radio & Moments that Shaped a Career
On this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we host Larry Mullins, the golden-voiced afternoon news anchor of 1010WINS, the longest-running all-news radio station in the country and, according to Larry, the world's top news station. Larry talks about the future of radio, takes us inside the studio, and...
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AI, Media Savvy & The Future of Work
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, Rocky Ozaki, founder of *NoW of Work*, shares how AI is reshaping the work landscape and why embracing agility is essential for staying ahead. If you’re ready to future-proof your business and gain insights from an award-winning podcast, this is the episode you...
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Journey from TripAdvisor to Philanthropy
In this episode, find out how one successful tech entrepreneur is starting over again, this time with a focus on philanthropy. Steve Kaufer, co-founder and the recently retired CEO of TripAdvisor, is our guest. Kaufer talks about his new venture, Give Freely, what it's like to begin a second act…
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How Social Media is Toxic to Women & Girls
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, delve into the issue of how social media is proving to be toxic to women, girls and nonbinary people, and the steps we need to take to remedy the situation. Host Jaci Clement interviews communication professor Kara Alaimo, Ph.D., author of the newly released…
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Building Bridges in a Time of Media Polarization
Tired of living in a bubble? Then take a listen. Jaci Clement chats with global media literacy educator Belinha S. De Abreu, Ph.D. on how media creates polarization within communities and what we can do to break through the silos and build bridges. Bonus: Here's what "media literacy" means. About...
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Inside the Wave, Rockaway Queens' Source for Local News Since 1893
From a stretch of sandy peninsula situated between the outer edges of New York City and Long Island, The Wave keeps the 130,000 residents of Rockaway, Queens informed. It's been the local newspaper there for 130 years. The Wave's Editor in Chief Mark Healey speaks with FMC Fast Chat Host Jaci...
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Inside the Historic Keene Sentinel: Local News in America Project
In an area of the country that inspired Thorton Wilder's "Our Town," one New Hampshire newspaper has been chronicling the life and times of its community since 1799. Keene Sentinel Owner and Publisher Thomas Ewing takes us inside the historic newspaper, offering an honest look at the challenges…
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Covering the Hudson Valley Since 1785
From prostitution and corruption to American flag-stealing groundhogs, welcome to Episode 4 of FMC's Local News in America Series! This episode offers a look inside the Hudson Register-Star, which began covering the Hudson Valley area of New York in 1785 as the Hudson Daily Star. It merged with...
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Local News in America: 'The West's Oldest Newspaper'
In EP 3 of FMC's Local News in America project, Host Jaci Clement takes you inside 'The West's Oldest Newspaper' with Inez Russell Gomez, Editorial Page Editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican. This daily's independence and fighting spirit mirrors that of America's Old West, which it began covering in...
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Inside Alaska's Oldest Newspaper
Episode 2 of the Fair Media Council's Local News in America Series takes us to Nome, where Alaska's oldest newspaper was founded around 1900, but no one knows for sure. Join FMC CEO Jaci Clement for a Fast Chat with Nome Nugget Owner and Editor Diana Haecker and find out how the weekly newspaper,...
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'An Ounce of Truth' Published Every Fortnight
The first installment of our Local News in America Project takes us to New Hampshire. It's here in Portsmouth that you'll find the 'Nation's Oldest Newspaper,' the New Hampshire Gazette. This oral history offers a look at the Gazette's beginnings and meanders its way through to the present day,...
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Celebrating Lifetimes in Local News: News 12's Doug Geed & Danielle Campbell
Local news icons Doug Geed and Danielle Campbell recall big, small, and humorous moments in their broadcast careers as they accept Fair Media Council's Lifetime Achievement Awards for Local News. Recorded live at the Fair Media Council's Folio Awards 2023. BONUS Episode. Learn more about your ad...
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Radio Legend Tim Scheld Receives Lifetime Achievement Award, Regional News
Radio broadcasting legend Tim Scheld capped off an illustrious 40-year career at the Fair Media Council's 2023 Folio Awards, where he received FMC's Lifetime Achievement Award for Regional News. Most recently, Tim was the news and programming director of WCBS Newsradio 880, an all-news station...
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CBS News' Pat Milton Receives FMC Lifetime Achievement Award
Bonus Episode: A must-listen for journalists, aspiring journalists, and news consumers everywhere! At the Fair Media Council's Folio Awards, FMC presented its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award for National News to Pat Milton, senior producer of the CBS News Investigative Unit, specializing in...
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America's Weather Anchor Sam Champion Talks Forecasting, Changing Weather, Dancing, & More
Celebrity weather anchor Sam Champion takes us on a lively, 30-minute chat about how the television news industry, weather forecasting, and the weather itself have changed. All that, plus what it was really like to compete on Dancing with the Stars. Hosted by Jaci Clement, CEO & Executive…
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Iconic American Women: From Hollywood to the White House featuring Kate Andersen Brower
Today we are joined by the amazing, Kate Andersen Brower, for an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at some of America's most famous women and how they handled their celebrity. Kate is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Residence: Inside The Private World Of The White House and the...
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The Growing Demand for Soft Skills Featuring Daniel Goleman
In today's episode of the FMC podcast, we are joined by the man who coined the phrase "emotional intelligence" more than 25 years ago with his best-selling book on the topic, Mr. Daniel Goleman. He is a frequent speaker to businesses of all kinds and sizes, and has worked with leaders around the...
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Long Island Reporters Reminiscing
These veteran journalists covered some of the biggest stories in Long Island history. This episode gives you the opportunity to go behind the scenes and hear how these events became news headlines. Key Topics Discussed: Amityville Horror Long Island Rail Road Massacre TWA Flight 800 Pine Barrens...
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Internet Culture featuring Dr Jamie Cohen
Join us for this week's episode, as Dr. Jamie Cohen, Head of Education for Digital Void (helping people bridge the gap between digital life and everyday culture), explains the internet's profound impact on reality. We touch on topics such as: The dangers of AI Internet culture = Culture The...
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Tips for Navigating the News
Here are a few tips to help the public navigate today’s media landscape with ease. Let us know what you thought of this episode and we will release more similar content! A few of the many tips given in this FMC chat: Set a time limit Get news first, opinion and commentary second Read more than…
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FMC Fast Chat: Dishing on Food & News with New York News Icon Rosanna Scotto
New York news icon Rosanna Scotto dishes up everything from life lessons to cooking advice in this fast-paced and wide-ranging interview. Following the release of her new book, ‘Meatballs, Mangia & Memories,’ Scotto talks about the impact of the pandemic on her family life and restaurant…
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Business News Forecast (The News Conference: Real & Powerful 2023)
Get an insider’s view of what will make business and economic news headlines in 2023 in Long Island New York news, as well as how reporters and editors go about gathering news for stories both local and national. We were joined by our host Katherine Heaviside (President, Epoch 5 Public…
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Fast (Food) Chat with Somebody Feed Phil Rosenthal
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, the uber-successful, incredibly happy, and endlessly hungry Phil Rosenthal offers up some food for thought on a few things he knows best. There's writing: He's got an instant best-seller. There's fame: He explains how Netflix's streaming of Somebody Feed Phil has...
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Long Island News Forecast (The News Conference: Real & Powerful 2023)
These Long Island news leaders share their thoughts on what will be in Long Island’s news throughout the year. In this discussion, they pinpoint the major issues and key people that they are keeping their eyes on. We were joined by our host for this episode, Chris Wright, alongside Chris Vaccaro...
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New York News Forecast (From The News Conference: Real and Powerful 2023)
What to expect in New York regional news in 2023? Get the scoop on what’s happening in Albany, New York City, and Long Island before you hear it in the news from these insiders. We were joined by our host Tim Scheld, Moderator, alongside Bernadette Hogan, City Hall Bureau Chief, New York Post;...
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In the News: Guns in America (The News Conference: Real & Powerful 2023)
In this segment of the discussion, we went beyond the “thoughts and prayers” soundbite to discuss how the news media is covering gun violence in America today. Expert speakers offered insight and first-hand accounts. They tackled the issue in real-time to address why gun violence is on a…
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National News Forecast (The News Conference: Real & Powerful 2023)
This discussion was part of the Fair Media Council annual event, The News Conference: Real & Powerful 2023. The event brings the best in news together to engage in open dialogue with news consumers to build mutual understanding and respect. Smart, savvy and connected, these noted journalists pull...
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George Santos: Poster Boy for All That's Wrong with News Today
As the investigations pile up into who George Santos really is, one thing is certain: He is most definitely the poster boy for everything wrong with today's news media. The fact that Long Island is the scene of the crime makes it smart all the more. Our backyard, and the people who live here,...
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Most-Read Woman in America Finally Has Her Story Told: FMC Fast Chat, Podcast of Fair Media Council
Elsie Robinson. Know her name? Probably not. Yet, Elsie Robinson was once the most influential newspaper columnist in America and it's time her story was told. Allison Gilbert has done just that in her new book, "Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America's Most Read Woman."…
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9/11, FDNY & the Fight for Truth with Author Joe Calderone
Journalist-turned-author Joe Calderone takes us inside the making of his highly acclaimed debut novel, “Don’t Look Back: The 343 FDNY Firefighters Killed on 9-11 and the Fight for the Truth.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joe Calderone served as Investigations Editor of the New York Daily News at the time of...
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News of Gratitude Featuring Ernie Anastos
In this episode, legendary newsman Ernie Anastos tells of his return to the airwaves with the launch of his nationally syndicated television show, Positively America with Ernie Anastos. His particular brand of uplifting storytelling developed over the decades, first as a reporter in front of the...
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Extreme Weather: Can This Planet Be Saved?
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we go behind the scenes in extreme weather forecasting with one of the world's foremost experts, Jeff Masters, Ph.D., author at Yale Climate Connections, co-founder of Weather Underground and former NOAA Hurricane Hunter. From how weather and forecasting tools…
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So Many Vaccines, So Much Misinformation
In a season that’s usually dominated by the Flu, this year we find ourselves looking at a full menu of vaccine options. There’s the Flu shot. COVID boosters. Vaccines for Monkeypox, Shingles, and Polio .. and who knows what’s next. Dr. Ruth Karron knows. Fair Media Council CEO and Executive...
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Across America, What's News is No News
After a 4,000-mile road trip across America, Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement tells us what she learned about the state of national news from the people who matter most: The public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What's So Funny? Editorial Cartooning Today
In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we take a look at the state of editorial cartooning in a chat with a man with more than 40 years in the business, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman. With a home base in New Orleans, Handelsman's cartoons are syndicated in more...
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'Untold': Behind the BIG Story with ESPN Magazine's Tom Junod
Acclaimed long-form writer Tom Junod takes us behind “Untold,” the massive, 30,000-word immersive story of ‘the most dangerous player in the history of college football’ recently released by ESPN Magazine. ESPN senior writer Tom Junod has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform...
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BONUS: News Comes Full Circle
Bonus episode! News Comes Full Circle, a commentary on news and culture from Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. Here's a look at how news changed and is looking to once again reinvent itself -- in no small way powered by current events -- by taking a cue from the past. Take…
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Behind the Headlines: Conspiracy Theories & What the News Gets Wrong
Why do we believe what we believe? In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we get an inside look at conspiracy theories. Current events have spawned countless new conspiracy theories, focusing on the likes of COVID and QAnon. But some conspiracy theories, like who shot JFK, stand the test of time. Why?...
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FMC Fast Chat features notables in news, media and business for media-savvy conversations that are real, powerful and relevant. We take you inside the news so you can be in the know in 30 minutes. Hosted by Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. This is the award-winning podcast of the Fair Media Council.
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FMC Fast Chat features notables in news, media and business for media-savvy conversations that are real, powerful and relevant. We take you inside the news so you can be in the know in 30 minutes. Hosted by Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. This is the award-winning podcast...
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