Oliver Darcy
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
Trust, Truth, and Democracy | Global Conference 2025
Sewell Chan, Max Boot, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Oliver Darcy, Kevin Merida, Jessica Yellin
In a panel featuring journalists such as Max Boot and Kevin Merida, experts analyzed the dual pressures of the Trump administration's legal warfare against the media and billionaire owners' conflicting business interests that threaten editorial independence. The discussion highlighted how algorithmic polarization and the decline of local news have eroded public trust to just 10%, forcing the industry to pivot from mass-reach reporting to collaborative, niche-focused strategies. To navigate this fragmented landscape, the group concluded that future solutions require non-profit structural support, rigorous journalism literacy education, and a strategic emphasis on tangible policy impacts rather than political spectacle.