Episode Description

Richard Schreiber and Tom Martin welcome documentary filmmaker Michele Mitchell — Murrow Award winner, former CNN Headline News political anchor, and director of The Uncondemned — for a conversation recorded on the night CBS News Radio went dark after 98 years. The through line Richard names up front sets the tone: the watchdogs are going quiet, and the criminals are getting paid.

Mitchell, who calls her approach "responsibly rogue," traces how institutional journalism has been breaking for two decades — from a CBS president telling her in 2005 they were stepping away from investigative work, to Walter Isaacson ordering reporters to be "more patriotic" after 9/11. She connects that erosion to the $1.776 billion January 6 fund, the Epstein files, and a culture that now treats empathy as a weakness.

Her new film OG* — about the outlaw growers of California's Emerald Triangle and the unconstitutional military raid that tried to crush them — becomes the lens for the episode's central question: who gets to make the rules, and what makes someone a criminal versus an outlaw?

Topics Covered

• The Night CBS Radio Went Dark: Recorded as a 98-year-old news institution signs off for the last time — Murrow's house, gone quiet.
• Responsibly Rogue: Why Mitchell walked away from mainstream media to tell the stories the mergers and shareholders would never let her tell.
• "Be More Patriotic": Her firsthand account of Walter Isaacson pressuring CNN reporters to soften 9/11-era coverage of the Patriot Act.
• The $1.776 Billion Insult: The January 6 fund versus the 9/11 families who fought Congress for decades — rewarding the rioters while survivors were left to beg.
• Criminal or Outlaw?: The thesis behind OG* — "right side of history, wrong side of the law" — and the duty to break an unjust law.
• Operation Green Sweep: The 1990 deployment of the U.S. Army into the Emerald Triangle, a Posse Comitatus violation that foreshadows today's ICE tactics.
• "Quiet, Piggy": Misogyny in the newsroom, the press corps that won't defend its own, and the economic freedom driving the backlash against women.
• The True Alibi: Why everyone in the Epstein orbit "knew" — and the self-deception that let them take the money anyway.

About the Hosts

Richard Schreiber
Richard Schreiber is a strategic AI consultant, journalist, autism advocate, and fiction writer based in New York City. With a background spanning investigative reporting, technology consulting, and over 25 years in legal technology and procurement, Richard brings a rare combination of real-world experience and analytical depth to every conversation. He is the founder of a growing autism advocacy foundation and the author of multiple books, including Autism Care Revolution. His journalism is guided by one principle: facts first, always.

Tom Martin
Tom Martin is a veteran television news producer with more than 20 years at some of the most respected names in broadcasting. He got his start at the CBS News Washington Bureau in 1982 — where he witnessed history firsthand, including being in the room when Nixon delivered his infamous "I am not a crook" statement. The son of a legendary newspaper editor who helped launch USA Today, Tom grew up believing journalism is a sacred public trust. He carries that belief into every story he tells.

Guest: Michele Mitchell

Michele Mitchell is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, former CNN Headline News political anchor, and co-founder of Film at 11. She won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?, an investigation that tracked $1.4 billion in earthquake donations and found conditions on the ground had actually worsened. Her film The Uncondemned helped make rape a prosecutable war crime at the Rwanda Tribunal. Trained under mentors like Garrick Utley and Bill Moyers, Mitchell left mainstream media to tell the stories the mergers and shareholders would never allow — an approach she calls "responsibly rogue." Her latest project, OG*, documents the outlaw growers of California's Emerald Triangle and the question at the heart of this episode: who gets to decide what makes a criminal.

Our Mission

True Journalism exists because facts still matter. The press is a watchdog — not a lapdog — and the American public deserves reporting that shines a light rather than throws a shadow. This is not a political show. We do not have a party. We have one principle: if it is not a verified fact, we will say so.

Episode Description

True Journalism | Season 2026 "Digital First Responders Kim Karr on Protecting Kids in the Age of Social Media" Featuring Kim Karr — co-founder of Digital for Good, bringing 13 years of classroom experience and partnerships with major tech companies to create practical digital citizenship programs that empower youth as change agents in online communities.

Two groundbreaking verdicts totaling $755 million against Meta and YouTube for harming children signal a new era of accountability for social media platforms. As Mark Zuckerberg sat in the LA courtroom witnessing the $380 million judgment, across America's schools, children remain glued to the very devices deemed harmful by the courts. With the Ticket Down Act requiring platforms to remove deepfake sexual imagery of children within 48 hours, hosts Richard Schreiber and Tom Martin explore this pivotal moment when tech accountability meets educational responsibility.

This episode features Kim Karr, co-founder of Digital for Good, who has trained over 2.4 million students across 1,500 schools in digital citizenship. From her 13-year teaching background to partnerships with major platforms, Kim shares insights on creating "digital first responders" among youth. The conversation spans sextortion cases costing billions, phone bans in schools, AI detection challenges, and the critical role of peer accountability in online spaces.

Topics Covered:

• Legal Accountability Era: Analysis of $375M New Mexico and $380M LA verdicts against Meta/YouTube for child harm
• Sextortion Crisis: Billions lost to international schemes targeting minors with AI-generated personas
• Digital First Responders: Training students to recognize and respond to online dangers before escalation
• School Phone Policies: State-by-state implementation of device restrictions and their surprising positive outcomes
• Platform Safety Measures: Youth councils at Snapchat, TikTok providing real input on product development
• Parental Partnership: Moving beyond monitoring to side-by-side digital literacy conversations
• AI Detection Challenges: Beta-tested facial recognition failing to accurately verify user ages
• Rage Bait Economics: How click-driven revenue models fuel misinformation and emotional manipulation
• Generational Digital Divide: Students educating parents on deepfakes and manufactured news content
• Peer Accountability: Teaching respectful callouts for inappropriate online behavior
• Federal AI Labeling: Need for mandatory disclosure when artificial intelligence creates content

About the Hosts:

Richard Schreiber

Richard Schreiber is a strategic AI consultant, journalist, autism advocate, and fiction writer based in New York City. With a background spanning investigative reporting, technology consulting, and over 25 years in legal technology and procurement, Richard brings a rare combination of real-world experience and analytical depth to every conversation. He is the founder of a growing autism advocacy foundation and the author of multiple books, including Autism Care Revolution. His journalism is guided by one principle: facts first, always.

Guest Kim Karr joins as co-founder of Digital for Good, bringing 13 years of classroom experience and partnerships with major tech companies to create practical digital citizenship programs that empower youth as change agents in online communities.

Our Mission

True Journalism exists because facts still matter. The press is a watchdog — not a lapdog — and the American public deserves reporting that shines a light rather than throws a shadow. This is not a political show. We do not have a party. We have one principle: if it is not a verified fact, we will say so.


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