Krystina Alarcon Carroll

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Krystina Alarcon Carroll contributes features and columns for Barrett Media. She has experience in almost every facet of the industry including: digital and print news; live, streamed, and syndicated TV; documentary and film productions. Her prior employers have included NY1 and Fox News Digital and the Law & Crime Network. You can find Krystina on X (formerly twitter) @KrystinaAlaCarr.

Algorithms Are Killing Honest Journalism on Radio and Podcasting

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We are failing to challenge our viewers' thought processes because, oftentimes, we choose not to challenge our own.

WJR 760’s Ann Thomas Shares How Digital Has Expanded the Program Director Role

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"How can I take what we're doing on the air and make sure it's seen on social media, on Facebook, on YouTube? It's been challenging. But honestly, it's been a lot of fun, too."

How Gordon Deal Went From Sports Announcing to Morning News Radio

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"I joined up and started doing play-by-play, and that was really what attracted me to radio in the first place ... My grades were terrible. I needed some new direction, and radio really wound up throwing me a career lifeline."

How Ross Coulthart Built a Top 50 Podcast Covering UAPs at NewsNation

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"I was talking to people in the national security establishment, intelligence officers, military people...who'd served in multiple different presidential administrations. They were all telling me the same thing. This is real."

Why Scott MacFarlane Chose MeidasTouch After Leaving CBS News

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"This is a pivotal moment. Democratic norms are coming unspooled, and if people don't get after that, they're going to keep unspooling."
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