The changing landscape of journalism

Carson Walker is CEO of South Dakota News Watch, an independent, nonprofit organization that reports untold stories that help South Dakotans be informed and engaged citizens. He grew up in Iowa, studied journalism and political science at Colorado State University, and worked there and in South Dakota and Arizona as a multi-platform journalist, storyteller and leader in radio, television, newspaper and The Associated Press. He also held several communications and video positions at the University of South Dakota and Sanford Health before taking over leadership of South Dakota News Watch in January 2023. He has four adult children and likes to run, cycle, hike, ski and golf.