On Media Inside Out, host Sherri Hope Culver explores how “INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS IN LOCAL JOURNALISM, ARE HELPING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN BRANDED AS “NEWS DESERTS” BEGIN TO RE-SHAPE CIVIC LIFE. Guests Sarah Alvarez (James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation, Temple University), Eugene Sonn (Program Manager, Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative), and Danielle Smith (Director of Community News & Engagement, Resolve Philly) discuss trust, information overload, hyper-local models, and solutions like community text lines and neighborhood newsrooms that deliver useful, verifiable information people can act on.

Media Inside Out is a TUTV original talk show that takes a critical and analytical approach to examine various forms of media. Hosted by Sherri Hope Culver, the Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University, and produced by TUTV's Student Practicum class, this program uncovers a deeper understanding of today's media landscape.