Candice Fortman is executive director of Outlier Media in Detroit. She hosts the podcast News Guest, which focuses on newsroom sustainability issues, and sits on the board of Cityside, which operates local news outlets Berkleyside and The Oaklandside in California. Fortman also serves on the advisory board for OpenNews, an organization that fosters collaboration on open technologies and processes within journalism. Previously with Detroit's NPR station, WDET 101.9, Fortman is a 2021 alumna of the JSK fellowship at Stanford. A lifelong Detroiter, she has served on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Classical Roots Steering Committee.
