Tom Januszewski is Director of Business Development at The Associated Press.
He is responsible for growing AP's online and mobile commercial business with digital media and technology companies. Tom works closely with companies such as Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and other major brands. Tom has launched several new products and services with outside partners.
Prior to AP, Tom was Publisher of The Connecticut Law Tribune, an ALM weekly newspaper. He oversaw business and editorial operations, including its magazines, seminars, books and web site.
Tom has a law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Fairfield University.
Meet Tom at:
Disrupting Democracy: Fighting Fakers and Haters In The Post-Fact Era
Date/Time: 12:30 PM
In late 2016 cycle, fake election news posts on Facebook proved more engaging than those from recognized, trusted sources. Social media anonymity fed a bilious swamp of hate, anger and offensiveness that traditional media never allowed. This cycle taught us that partisans now feel entitled not only to their own points of view but to their own facts. As digital distribution appears to be disrupting traditions of civic discourse, what is the fix? Is this Facebook’s and Twitter’s problem or major media’s? Do we throw algorithms, tech or editors at this? And if so, who determines “quality” and trustworthiness when readers seem to distrust all media?