Events by Sarah Alvarez

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Past events
Journalism intermediaries: in the way or here to stay?
Journalism intermediaries: in the way or here to stay?
Rebuilding trust in the news ecosystem
Rebuilding trust in the news ecosystem
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Sarah Alvarez

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Sarah Alvarez is the founder and editor-at-large of Outlier Media, a Detroit-based service journalism organization identifying and filling information, accountability and connection gaps in Detroit. The newsroom identifies, reports, and delivers valuable information to equip Detroiters to hold people and systems accountable for harm and to contribute to a thriving community.



Outlier’s core product is an SMS service that texts critical info to residents and connects them directly with reporters. Her methodologies are now being used by journalism organizations across the world. Before founding Outlier Media in 2015 as a JSK Fellow at Stanford University, she worked in civil rights law, nonprofit management, and public radio.