Outlet: A podcast by Kaitlin McCulley Kaitlin

"We love data and helping people at the same time, so it’s a win-win," Janine Miles, MySocialPulse Co-FounderMy guests this week are Divya Prashanth and Janine Miles, or – as I was introduced to them initially – "super-smart data scientists in the UK who are building a social listening tool that could have huge implications for stopping the spread of misinformation."Divya and Janine are co-founders of MySocialPulse, a digital dashboard that makes it easy to search for and track public sentime...

"Something that I learned during the pandemic: I remembered why I started in this journalism career to begin with, and it was to serve and to listen." – Maritza Félix, Founder of Conecta ArizonaServing and listening started with a WhatsApp group for Maritza Félix, an independent journalist in Arizona. The group kept growing until it reached the size limit.“I knew that there was a need for information. But I also knew that the traditional media outlets weren’t providing all of the information ...

“I’m a big believer that the internet can be a force for good and that there’s a lot of power in the connections that can be formed online.” -- Vidhya RamalingamWe've talked before about how the internet and social media can spread disinformation and hate-related posts but how can it also be used for good? My guest this week is Vidhya Ramalingam, CEO and Founder of Moonshot, a company that uses technology to identify people at risk of violent extremism. Moonshot repurposes target advertising ...

"It's like a war except everyone who's dying are innocent civilians." – Deval Sanghavi, Partner & Co-Founder at Dasra"Our team members are sick, unable to get a hospital bed, get oxygen. They're scrambling." – Sneha Sheth, CEO & Co-Founder at Dost EducationIn the US, more than 44 percent of people are at least partially vaccinated against Covid-19, but in India, it’s a much different story. Only nine percent have had at least one shot. Meanwhile, the health care system is overwhelmed ...

How does the trend toward content monetization on social media relate to the kinds of videos and posts we see? And do creators really have control over their own content?My guest this week is Dr. Susanne Kopf, a discourse analyst in Vienna, Austria. Her current research focuses on the digital platform economy, social media and Wikipedia studies. She is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for English Business Communication at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. 

“It is a very difficult thing to address this and hope that it will fall on people who will believe you. At the very least, you hope you’re not gonna get in trouble or get sued or have people tell you you're a liar." -- Lori Lizarraga, TV news reporterMy guest this week is Lori Lizarraga. She wrote a bombshell article for a Denver paper, detailing allegations of discrimination she says she and other Latina reporters faced while working for 9NEWS. All three women were let go by the station wit...