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Rodney Gibbs

I work at the intersection of journalism, technology, and mission-driven media. I help newsrooms use product thinking, AI, and audience strategy to grow and meet people where they are.I’m Head of Product & Audience at the National Trust for Local News. Previously I led product at The Texas Tribune and innovation at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I also coach executives through CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. My zig-zag career includes co-founding and selling two digital media companies and writing for national TV.Service matters to me. I’m on the boards of the Online News Association, The Current, and Canopy Atlanta. Past service: Austin’s NPR and PBS stations, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Austin Film Society. I’m also a music nut who hosts freeform and soul music shows on Atlanta’s community radio station WRFG-FM.I live in Atlanta, within walking distance of an arthouse cinema, record shops, and bookstores. #lifegoals

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