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WATCH: Building public trust in today’s media landscape

February 4, 2019 — Nina Sachdev

In our second collaborative webinar, Media Impact Funders and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement Funders (PACE) convened thought leaders from across the Infogagement landscape to discuss how driving civic engagement in today’s interconnected media landscape requires re-building public trust.

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter changed the landscape of democracy, granting widespread access to public discourse, and empowering citizens to create change in new ways.  But what began as tools to amplify new voices has also given way to the spread of disinformation, deepening polarization, and ultimately, dampening civic engagement.

Speakers:

  • Kelly Born, Program Officer for the Madison Initiative, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Jenny Choi, Director, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY
  • Talia Stroud, Associate Professor, Department of Communications Studies,The University of Texas at Austin

Watch the webinar below:

About the Author

Nina Sachdev

Nina Sachdev

Deputy Director of External Affairs
Nina Sachdev brings more than 20 years of experience in journalism, news editing, and marketing to her role as Deputy Director of External Affairs at Media Impact Funders (MIF). Since joining MIF in 2016 as the organization’s first full-time Director of Communications, Nina has been leading efforts to showcase the power of media, journalism, and storytelling to the philanthropic community. Through strategic communications, member engagement, research initiatives, and high-profile speaking events, Nina works to educate and inspire funders to make more strategic decisions about their media funding. In 2026, Nina was promoted to Deputy Director of External Affairs.  Nina’s experience as a senior leader in a philanthropy-serving organization (PSO)—combined with her unique perspective as a grantseeker and grantmaker—enables her to effectively advocate for MIF’s mission and vision and build strong relationships with donors and key stakeholders in media philanthropy. Nina also brings from her journalism days a special focus on sexual assault and reproductive health. She is a tireless advocate for the importance of quality, impactful storytelling, and journalism on these topics. Nina cut her teeth in journalism at The Dallas Morning News, where—as an intern on the copy desk—she was tasked with editing the obituaries of famous people who hadn’t yet died. Since then, Nina has worked at The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, The Philadelphia Daily News, and The Philadelphia Weekly in almost every editorial capacity imaginable, including senior editor, A1 editor (when that used to be a thing), and slot (does anyone remember that being a thing?). Nina is the creator and editor of the award-winning The Survivors Project: Telling the Truth About Life After Sexual Abuse, which exposes the reality of healing from the effects of sexual abuse. Nina holds an M.A. in journalism from Temple University. She lives in Philadelphia with her family.