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Celeste LeCompte

Celeste LeCompte is a nonprofit leader dedicated to creating an informed, engaged public. Her work focuses on delivering the information and community resources people need to enact democracy, while ensuring the financial and operational sustainability of the organizations delivering it.

As a consultant, she specializes in working with nonprofit, private, and public sector clients to launch new programs and products that accelerate civic and environmental resilience.

Most recently, she was the Chief Audience Officer at Chicago Public Media, where she led the launch of a voluntary membership program for the Chicago Sun Times and oversaw a variety of product, marketing and editorial initiatives aimed at helping Chicago-area residents better engage in their communities. Previously, as the Vice President of Strategy and Operations at ProPublica, she helped establish regional offices focused on local investigative journalism, expanded earned revenue sources, and accelerated digital audience growth.

As an award-winning journalist, she covered technology, innovation, climate change, and often their intersection for more than a decade. A graduate of Harvard College, she lives in Brooklyn and spends most of her free time paddling on the New York harbor. 

Recent Work & Appearances

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    Qué significa hacer periodismo en la era de la IA: Opiniones de los periodistas sobre la seguridad, la tecnología y el Gobierno

    El 50 % informa haber sufrido una extralimitación del Gobierno en el último año, en un contexto donde las tecnologías transforman los ecosistemas informativos y la libertad de prensa enfrenta crecientes amenazas legales, políticas y económicas.

  • Qué quiere el público del periodismo en la era de la IA: una encuesta en cuatro países

    Tres cuartos o más de los encuestados valoran el papel del periodismo; más del 56 % dice que “la gente común” puede producir periodismo

  • Focus Group Insights #3: In a Digital World, Getting the News Requires More Work, Not Less

    Research shows audiences are shifting from print and TV to digital platforms, but CNTI focus groups reveal a more active reality: people curate, verify, and engage with diverse news sources to stay informed in today’s complex media landscape.

  • Focus Group Insights #2: Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Use in News and Journalism

    Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming journalism, as newsrooms adopt automation to boost efficiency, expand readership, and adapt to market pressures.

  • Focus Group Insights #1: What Defines News, Journalism and Journalists

    Journalism faces shrinking budgets, staff cuts, and closures worldwide. Despite more digital outlets, quality reporting is declining, while many consumers increasingly avoid or limit their news exposure.

  • What the Public Wants from Journalism in the Age of AI: A Four Country Survey

    Three-quarters or more value journalism’s role; 56%+ say “everyday people” can produce it

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    What It Means to Do Journalism in the Age of AI: Journalist Views on Safety, Technology and Government

    50% report experiencing government overreach in the last year

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