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What Slow Media Could Look Like

Borrowing from the slow food movement to imagine a different kind of newsroom.

Priya Shah
Priya Shah

April 25, 2024 · 7 min read

What Slow Media Could Look Like

The slow food movement never argued against cooking quickly when needed — it argued against a culture where quickly became the only option available.

A slow media equivalent wouldn't reject breaking news. It would simply insist that not everything needs to be published at the speed of the fastest competitor, and that some stories are better a week late and fully reported.