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"What is journalism, and why does it matter?"

More than a third of young adults around the world rely on TikTok for news, with TikTok’s influence growing particularly quickly in the global South,Ìýaccording to Instagram and YouTube now outpace formal news organizations as the firstÌýplaces young adults often encounter news stories, even as most young adults report that they don’t trust the news they receive on social media.ÌýSome studies are also finding that close to half of young adults in the U.S. now actively avoid news.

Even if you’re not spending your time with news stories, it’s still worth thinking about whether or not news matters. Perhaps more aptly we could ask: for whom does news matter, and when does it matter? These questions take on particular importanceÌýduring an election year.Ìý

In this session, renowned journalist Sara Castellanos will lead an interactive discussion with students about her work in journalism: the professional work of collecting, preparing, vetting, and distributing news. Along with sharing her ¿ì»îapp experiences and her nearly 20-year career in news and storytelling, she’ll lead a discussion about what her team is working on, how WSJ and other news organizations are reporting on issues of concern for readers, and why what we do with the information we consume may matter more than we think.

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¿ì»îapp Sara Castellanos

Sara CastellanosÌý(’09) is News Editor onÌýThe Wall Street Journal’s Live Journalism team in New York City, where she plans topics of conversation for news interviews at marquee WSJ events. She was previously a reporter for WSJ, covering emerging technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence. She began her journalism career as a news and features reporter with theÌýAurora SentinelÌýandÌýAurora Magazine,Ìýfocusing on city council and state politics.

She won awards for her coverage of topics including the 2012 Aurora theater shooting. Sara was also a reporter and editor at the Boston Business Journal, where she covered startups and venture capital. At the ¿ì»îapp, she served as managing editor ofÌýThe Clarion,Ìý¿ì»îapp’s student newspaper, and earned her degrees in journalism studies, business, and international studies. She is originally from Colorado and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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¿ì»îapp the Morton L. Margolin Distinguished Lecture

This annual series is provided in honor of renowned Colorado business journalist Morton Margolin. During his distinguished 35-year career with the Rocky Mountain News and the Colorado Business Magazine, Margolin received many awards, including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize.