<p>Karolis works in <a href="https://nanook.lt/">Nanook </a>a collective of journalists - as they describe themselves - who are interested in how Lithuanian society works and want to tell stories neglected by mainstream media. In the span of just a few years they managed to build an active and loyal base of listeners thanks to whom Nanook is in most part self-sustainable. Listen to conversation with Karolis about how to build and run a collective following rules of &nbsp;integrity, what are the ways to build credibility and a devoted following among your listeners and cross the traditional definitions of what the journalists role is.&nbsp;</p> <p>Karolis also talks about one of the activities they do - face to face meeting during which people featured in the published stories have a chance chance to meet the listeners. &nbsp;He shares how they create those offline spaces for people to not only share stories but also have an opportunity to personally interact (and how important that is in a society like Lithuanian where that type of contact between strangers is not something that happens often) - tips on everything from the technical background of how to organize such a meeting to how to you know if it worked.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>

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3x05 The Power of the Offline (Karolis Vyšniauskas)

FEB 27, 202045 MIN
MEGAPHONE

3x05 The Power of the Offline (Karolis Vyšniauskas)

FEB 27, 202045 MIN

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<p>Karolis works in <a href="https://nanook.lt/">Nanook </a>a collective of journalists - as they describe themselves - who are interested in how Lithuanian society works and want to tell stories neglected by mainstream media. In the span of just a few years they managed to build an active and loyal base of listeners thanks to whom Nanook is in most part self-sustainable. Listen to conversation with Karolis about how to build and run a collective following rules of &nbsp;integrity, what are the ways to build credibility and a devoted following among your listeners and cross the traditional definitions of what the journalists role is.&nbsp;</p> <p>Karolis also talks about one of the activities they do - face to face meeting during which people featured in the published stories have a chance chance to meet the listeners. &nbsp;He shares how they create those offline spaces for people to not only share stories but also have an opportunity to personally interact (and how important that is in a society like Lithuanian where that type of contact between strangers is not something that happens often) - tips on everything from the technical background of how to organize such a meeting to how to you know if it worked.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>