Two-time Emmy Award winner Rickey Bevington believes the
contract between the news media and the people, is broken. In this heartfelt talk, Rickey lays out how restoring this contract will require us to become savvier consumers of news.

Rickey is Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Senior Anchor/Correspondent, and local host for NPR’s nationally syndicated “All Things Considered” during
afternoon drive. Her work has been recognized by journalism organizations including the Southeast Emmy Awards, RTDNA’s Edward R. Murrow Awards, Georgia Association of Broadcasters,
the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists. Rickey was the only Georgian awarded a Marshall
Memorial Fellowship by the German Marshall Fund of the United States in 2014. Atlanta native and two-time Emmy Award
recipient Rickey Bevington believes the
contract between the news media and the
people, is broken. To restore this contract,
we, the people must become savvier
consumers of news.
Rickey is Georgia Public Broadcasting’s
Senior Anchor/Correspondent, and local
host for NPR’s nationally syndicated
“All Things Considered” during
afternoon drive. Her work has been
recognized by journalism organizations
including the Southeast Emmy Awards,
RTDNA’s Edward R. Murrow Awards,
Georgia Association of Broadcasters,
the Associated Press and Society of
Professional Journalists. Rickey was
the only Georgian awarded a Marshall
Memorial Fellowship by the German
Marshall Fund of the United States in 2014. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx