Ted Czech spent 25 years as a journalist before he left the industry in 2021. He just published a book, Saving the Beast:  A recovering reporter reflects on America’s broken media and how to fix it.

Czech got his official start in news in 1996 in Rhode Island.

“There's a guy that he was a millionaire, Ernie, and he wanted to start up a newspaper. And because he didn't like his hometown newspaper that had been there for so long. And so, he started this newspaper. And five and a half months later, they think tank. But I got a great amount of experience out of that. And I already have a degree in criminal justice. So, I was able to parlay that into this job as a crime reporter. And I was also in school for journalism at the time. And so, I took a leave of absence from the University of Rhode Island to take this full-time job. And then when it was over, I just went right back to school.”

Five years before leaving his career behind, he realizes a shift in the media.

I saw a lot of people who were upset at the media, and they were frustrated with the media, and they were taking there, as I say in the book, they were taking their time and their money, and they were going elsewhere with it other than the mainstream media. That's why I felt compelled to write the book.”

Czech is hoping that readers feel informed and entertained when reading the book.

“it’s a tremendous profession to be in. It's a burden in some ways. But I say that people have the right to know, and journalists have a duty to report. Or maybe it's the other way. Journalists have a duty to report, and the public has a right to know. I think that's the way that I put it. And I came to that phrase because at some point, this was another reason why I left journalism and wrote the book.

Ted Czech spent 25 years as a journalist before he left the industry in 2021. He just published a book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Beast-recovering-reporter-reflects/dp/1646494083/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid&amp;sr">Saving the Beast:  A recovering reporter reflects on America’s broken media and how to fix it</a>.
Czech got his official start in news in 1996 in Rhode Island.
“There's a guy that he was a millionaire, Ernie, and he wanted to start up a newspaper. And because he didn't like his hometown newspaper that had been there for so long. And so, he started this newspaper. And five and a half months later, they think tank. But I got a great amount of experience out of that. And I already have a degree in criminal justice. So, I was able to parlay that into this job as a crime reporter. And I was also in school for journalism at the time. And so, I took a leave of absence from the University of Rhode Island to take this full-time job. And then when it was over, I just went right back to school.”
Five years before leaving his career behind, he realizes a shift in the media.
 I saw a lot of people who were upset at the media, and they were frustrated with the media, and they were taking there, as I say in the book, they were taking their time and their money, and they were going elsewhere with it other than the mainstream media. That's why I felt compelled to write the book.”
Czech is hoping that readers feel informed and entertained when reading the book.
“it’s a tremendous profession to be in. It's a burden in some ways. But I say that people have the right to know, and journalists have a duty to report. Or maybe it's the other way. Journalists have a duty to report, and the public has a right to know. I think that's the way that I put it. And I came to that phrase because at some point, this was another reason why I left journalism and wrote the book.

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When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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