Oregon Media Insiders

-A small matter, perhaps, but the "screening process" is the editorial process, and that's something that I think strengthens our coverage. We do make an effort to seek out knowledgeable and reliable sources for our stories and that won't change.
-Once our new program is launched in January, I believe you will hear a wider range of voices than we can currently tap into on Oregon Considered. Think Out Loud will be more than "talk radio"-it will be a showcase for conversation about Oregon/Northwest issues as well as a place for produced work by our news staff and others.
Far from 'cutting the only local daily news program', I see this change as a way to get our reporters out into the field (and farther out into the field) more often and then to present their work to more people in our audience than are currently being reached by Oregon Considered in its 4:30 pm timeslot. That takes nothing away from the current show produced by Allison Frost, a show which I am proud to have produced and hosted myself for many years.
The reality is that things have changed in the way people use media-we all know that here at OMI, don't we? We're doing something here at OPB to try to adapt, and I personally plan to watch how this turns out very closely because at the end of the day, I do want our local programming to serve the community's interests.
-And finally, I'm a "his" not a "her"

Thanks,
Morgan
(OPB, VP-News)