Krystina Alarcon Carroll

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Krystina Alarcon Carroll contributes features and columns for Barrett Media. She has experience in almost every facet of the industry including: digital and print news; live, streamed, and syndicated TV; documentary and film productions. Her prior employers have included NY1 and Fox News Digital and the Law & Crime Network. You can find Krystina on X (formerly twitter) @KrystinaAlaCarr.

How Two Different CNN Headlines Show Context Gets Lost in Today’s News Cycle

Editorial cajoling of headlines to appease your “fact-checking” or fact-searching audience is killing good journalism. It can also kill your brand.

How Jennie Taer of The Daily Wire is Covering the Southern Border

“I didn't go to journalism school, and I think, in a way, that gave me an advantage, because I was just this sponge. I just had an open mind, and went into it, and [continue to have] this amazing experience and journey.”

Newsmax’s Rob Carson Reflects on the Night He Quit Drinking and Really Started Living

"My son demanded that I take a breathalyzer in the middle of the afternoon. I blew a .27.”

NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas on Grit, Mentorship, and the Future of Journalism

“There are a lot of people online right now spouting all sorts of things that are categorically biased. I was raised and trained in a culture where there was strict fact-checking and standards.”

Bill O’Reilly is Confronting Evil, and Embracing Media Independence

“There's nothing I can do about [the corrupt media] other than point it out, which I do.”

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77 WABC’s Sid Rosenberg: Some Days, I Consider Going Back to Sports Radio

"What good is the fight if we are not all in this together?"

Westwood One Sports Adds Pete Sousa As Co-Host Of The Drake Toll Show

"Pete brings a unique mix of sports experience and personality to the show as an ESPN and NBC play-by-play announcer."

Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon Earn 43rd Walter Cronkite Award of Excellence in Journalism

"To receive an honor bearing Walter Cronkite’s name is humbling, because you immediately think about the standard he set for journalism."

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