September 20, 2010
Alan Webber: Context is king
BIF6
About this video
Author and journalist Alan Webber reminds us that access to information is not a problem. But content isn’t king. Context is. In this video story, Webber talks about the media industry’s dire lack of context and the need for journalists to return to their roots with deep investigate reporting.
ABOUT ALAN WEBBER
Alan M. Webber is an award-winning, nationally-recognized editor, author, and columnist. In 1995, he launched Fast Company magazine, a fresh, dynamic entry in the business magazine category. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the magazine became the fastest growing, most successful business magazine in history. Fast Company won 2 national magazine awards—one for general excellence, one for design—and Webber was named Adweek’s Editor of the Year in 1999, along with co-founding editor William Taylor.
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