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Mar 13

The birth of Salon.com

Reflections on seeding, then running Salon, and wrestling with the digital publishing business

The birth of Salon.com

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Mar 20, 2025

The evolution of media and democracy. How we got here. How we might move forward.

On the paradox of free expression and its challenging impact on effective democracies and the role of journalism

The evolution of media and democracy. How we got here. How we might move forward.

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Oct 22, 2023

How might we build trust in an untrusting world?

Considering the challenge of polarization in digital societies

How might we build trust in an untrusting world?

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Jul 7, 2023

What flavor of press freedom do you want for your society?

A consideration of evolving public policy and the future of journalism

What flavor of press freedom do you want for your society?

Richard Gingras

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Jul 27, 2025

“My dad was a lingerie merchant for civil liberties.”

Online activism and the Total Information Awareness Gift Shop

“My dad was a lingerie merchant for civil liberties.”

Richard Gingras

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Jul 7, 2023

Considering the Future of News in Our Societies

The emergence of AI, the evolution of internet policy, and the challenge of relevance

Considering the Future of News in Our Societies

Richard Gingras

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Jun 26, 2023

On Free Expression in Our Digital World

The following address was presented at the Tech X — Future of News event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California on…

On Free Expression in Our Digital World

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Jan 3, 2023

Questions and Insights about the Digital News Landscape

Over the last year the following observations regarding the challenges facing journalism in our modern digital age have been delivered in…

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Apr 3, 2022

The Future of News: Questions in Need of Answers

Keynote delivered to the International Symposium of Online Journalists on Friday, April 1, 2022 in Austin, Texas.

The Future of News: Questions in Need of Answers

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Mar 13, 2022

Puzzling through the Impact of Technology on Media

A look backward at a look forward from 1978

Puzzling through the Impact of Technology on Media

Richard Gingras

Richard Gingras

Richard Gingras chair the board of Village Media, co-founded he Center for News, Technology, and Innovation, and was the long-time global VP of News at Google

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