News, without a panic attack
Welcome to the community. We’re so glad you’re here.
In 2018, I founded News Not Noise to cover the news differently.
I spent 17 years working in TV news and learned an important lesson. The TV news model is really good at generating anxiety and ratings, but there’s a big audience that wants news told differently.
I launched as one of the early news influencers on Instagram, making videos and posting stories that broke down major events with context and clarity, and identifying the noise you can ignore. It took off and today has grown into a super-engaged community of like-valued people across multiple platforms.
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Your subscription makes our work possible. These funds keep us going. It’s how we pay our people who write and report our content across social media and here on substack. We do the work of fighting disinformation on social media every single day. That means with this subscription you are helping support an independent journalist, a key pillar of a strong democracy. Also, you get some benefits. In addition to getting the newsletter (at least twice a week, but often more) and access to our interviews, you also have access to comments, archives, and private Zooms. And chats during big events.
You can also send in questions I’ll ask of our interview guests. The goal here is to connect the dots on what’s going on in our world in ways that empower, inform and keep you calm.
About News Not Noise
In case it’s not clear from the URL or from the fact that my name is all over this newsletter, I’ll state it plainly: I am the editorial director and editor here. I make the decisions about what counts as news on Substack, Instagram and across News Not Noise’s social accounts. I’m also a solopreneur — meaning I run the shop. But I’m hardly the only person invested in News Not Noise. I work with a newsletter writer and our socials are produced with the help of other content creators. Importantly, thousands of you have stepped up to support this work and keep us going over the years. I think of us as a community, and I’m grateful for that.
About me.
I’m an Emmy, Peabody, and Gracie Award-winning political correspondent. I was Chief White House Correspondent for CNN during the Obama years and covered Congress and national elections for CNN before that.
From 2004-2007 I covered the Bush White House at ABC News, primarily for Good Morning America. And I worked at MSNBC during its more conservative days – anyone else remember when it was called “America’s News Channel” and had a big American flag for its logo?
My writing has been published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and I published my first novel, Savage News, in 2019.
The News Not Noise Promise.
We will help you separate the news you need from the outrage you can ignore.
We will explain the information that matters, clearly and in context.
We will define insider jargon and bring you insight from experts, not pundits.
We will never demand your emotional energy to stir empty indignation.
We aspire to be your most trusted source of information about consequential issues of the day.
We will deliver this information in a way that leaves you feeling calm, confident, and empowered to act.
Want to get in touch?
News tips and interview pitches: community@newsnotnoise.com
Speeches/sponsorships: admin@newsnotnoise.com
If that’s not enough for you to subscribe, I have an insanely cute dog named Bruno who makes regular cameos on News Not Noise platforms.
