Alan Gottlieb has deep, deep roots in education journalism, having founded or co-founded several education news outlets over the years: Education News Colorado, Chalkbeat, and now Boardhawk.
In this new interview, Gottlieb shares his take on Colorado’s “Balkanized” education news ecosystem, the much-diminished number of reporters covering schools in Colorado, and the coverage being produced by Chalkbeat’s Colorado outpost.
“I’m very proud of having co-founded Chalkbeat, and I still think it’s an amazing accomplishment — and that Elizabeth Green is a superstar who’s done amazing work and that it continues to be a really impressive organization,” he says. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t have criticisms.”
Watch or read the transcript above or on YouTube. Listen to it on Spotify or Apple.
Previously from The Grade
A 'turning point' for Oregon schools coverage? (Christine Pitts)
Matt Barnum tells (almost) all!
Shutdown worries, blue-state reluctance, & layoffs at Chalkbeat
Make room for non-traditional education journalism!
The ‘softness’ of traditional day-to-day news (Dan Kennedy)
