It's All Journalism

I did a podcast about journalism for 12 years and this is what I learned

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Michael O'Connell, host and one of the founding producers of It's All Journalism, shares what he learned from the more than 650 conversations he had during the podcast's 12 years.

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Audiences seek personal connections to find their news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Megan Cloherty, senior reporter and 10 p.m. anchor at KOAA5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, talks about her experiences as a broadcast reporter, digital journalist and one of the founding producers of It's All Journalism.

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AI, community building and the future of journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Hanna Rifaey, head of strategic partnerships at the Online News Organization, and Meghan Murphy, ONA's director of programs, talk about the state of digital news, sustainability and ONA's AI in Journalism Initiative.

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A look back at the Better News podcast

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Since August 2019, the Better News podcast has highlighted many of the news organizations that featured in the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative.

Better News serves as a platform where local news organizations who participated in the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program can share actionable strategies with others experiencing similar challenges in navigating the ever-changing, digital-media landscape.

In this special episode, Jan Ross Sakian, API's Table Stakes community manager, joins host Michael O’Connell to wrap up the sixth and final season of the Better News podcast.

The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and b) share replicable strategies and tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies, and insights.

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Prison Journalism Program helps incarcerated individuals find their voice

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, co-founders of the Prison Journalism Project, discuss the challenges of creating and implementing a journalism curriculum in order to help incarcerated people find their voice and share their stories with the world outside of prison.

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Skepticism is one thing, but pride in not trusting the media is a cynical cop out

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Josh Hatch, senior director of digital at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses fake news, misinformation and the evolution of digital news over the last decade.

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Investigative reporting and the future of FOIA

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter with Bloomberg News, is known for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information to research stories. He discusses the need for greater transparency in public records and his views on the future of FOIA in U.S.

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Little News Collective has big impact on new media entrepreneurs

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Amy Kovac-Ashley, the executive director of the Tiny News Collective, talks about developing first-time entrepreneurs in the news and community media space.

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Baltimore Beat builds a pipeline for the next generation of BIPOC journalists

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Lisa Snowden, editor-in-chief and cofounder of Baltimore Beat, discusses the importance of serving a diverse audience while developing the next generation of BIPOC journalists.

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Reporting in a world of diminishing trust

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Alexander Howard, a self-described earnest advocate for freedom of information, open governance, and digital democracy, talks about his concerns and hopes for journalism and America's future.

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'Embracing a wider idea of what journalism is and can be'

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Writer and English instructor Lonnie Lee Hood discusses their passion for journalism and their experiences being a trans, freelance journalist in Tennessee.

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Here Goes Nothing. Here Goes Everything.

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

It's like Christmas. You wait and wait and wait, but it never arrives fast enough. But when it finally does, something is wrong. The anticipation has vanished. You feel awkward and a little afraid.

This is not the way to start a post about the latest episode It's All Journalism. But, as we are the "broccoli of media-focused podcasts," it's time for you to pick up a fork and eat your vegetables.

This week, the It's All Journalism team discusses a new 10-part series featuring some of our favorite guests. Trust us. This is not an episode you should skip. Listen and find out why.

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Digital startup steps up when relentless storms devastate community

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Photojournalist Kevin Painchaud is a member of the Lookout Santa Cruz team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for its community-focused coverage of the flooding and mudslides that destroyed thousands of homes in early 2023.

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Newsy Nick and the next stage of journalism's evolution

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Andrew Conte, director of the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University, and graduate student Nick Tommarello share how the Center for Media Innovation is revitalizing local journalism in Pittsburgh.

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Better News: WITF uses democracy beat to restore trust and push back against political rhetoric

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

WITF, the NPR station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania recently started a democracy beat as a way to build trust, counter misinformation and tamp down political rhetoric.

Special projects editor Tim Lambert oversees the democracy beat and Scott Blanchard is WITF's director of journalism. They talk to Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell about the origins of the democracy beat and how this new approach impacts the station's election coverage.

Read the report Tim Lambert wrote Better News: How WITF is using democracy reporting to build trust and tamp down political rhetoric.

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Small but mighty, Richmondside seeks to revitalize local news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Editor-in-chief Kari Hulac talks about Richmondside, the independent, free, nonprofit online news site that launched over the summer.

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Why not meet people where they are?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Lucy Santerre, social media manager for Maine Public, discusses the role social media plays in public media.

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Majority of Black Americans believe media has held them back, according to Pew Research survey

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Kiana Cox, senior researcher on the Race and Ethnicity team at Pew Research Center, discusses the recent Pew report entitled: "Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back."

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IWMF offers safety training for US journalists

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Elisa Lees Muñoz, executive director of the International Women’s Media Foundation discusses a series of training sessions the foundation is offering for journalists covering political conventions and other news events.

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633. AI tests media industry's ability to add value to the information ecosystem

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Klaudia Jaźwińska and Pete Brown of the Tow Center for Digital journalism at Columbia University, discuss the Platforms and Publishers project, which seeks to promote mutual understanding of how emerging technologies are impacting the practice and business of journalism.

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How choice can skew the public's understanding of what is real and what is fake

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

David Rothschild, an economist at Microsoft Research, is one of the people behind the Media Bias Detector Project, which “Tracks and classifies the top stories published by a collection of prominent publishers spanning the political spectrum in close to real time.”

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631. Chestnut Hill Local seeks to grow readership in underserved communities

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Daralyse Lyons, business growth officer at the Chestnut Hill Local, discusses a Lenfest grant of $100,000 to help the paper expand readership and its reader demographic in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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Better News: Live events can help news organizations connect with their communities

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Earlier this year, six local news organizations participated in the American Press Institute's Live Events Sprint for Table Stakes Alumni. The goal of this five-month cohort was to help news organizations design and market live events within their communities.

Through the program, Vermont Public planned a series of community picnics to better understand election questions and policy issues important to community members.

Amy Zielinski, senior event producer for Vermont Public, talks to Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell about how Vermont Public is using events to foster dialogue and connect with its audience.

API also created a self-guided workbook for journalists who want to get started with live events.

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The City uses impactful, mission-oriented journalism to cover New York City

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Nic Dawes, executive director of The City, discuses how the independent, nonprofit newsroom fills the gap in local news coverage of New York City, following the closures or shrinkage of the New York Daily News and DNAInfo.

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How digital video is becoming the go-to platform for delivering local news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Fran Wills, CEO of the Local Media Consortium, discusses how digital video has become the go-to news and information source for a growing number of people and what that means for local news.

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Informed debate is reporting that spurs conversation: Carrie Melago

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Carrie Melago discusses how Chalkbeat, the education-focused, local newsroom, tracks impact rather than just chasing clicks.

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How peer support can help journalists facing online abuse and secondary trauma

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Viktorya Vilk and Jeje Mohamed wrote a report for PEN America with Columbia University’s Susan McGregor that focused on using peer support to reduce harm and increase resilience against the online abuse of journalists in the U.S.

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New book documents the fight to kill the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Jonathan Mingle is a freelance journalist and the author of a new book, “Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America’s Energy Future," which documents how Virginia communities pushed back against Dominion Power's Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project.

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Community collaboration key to evolving local journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Allison Levine, CEO of Local Journalism Initiative, can discusses how LJI’s Delaware Journalism Collaborative, which has brought more than 25 partners throughout the state together to report on polarization and possible solutions, strengthens local journalism in Delaware and our democracy.

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What was it like covering the Trump and Biden Administrations?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Steven Herman, former White House bureau chief for Voice of America, discusses his experience covering the Trump and Biden administrations and his new book about the experience: "Behind the White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist’s Story of Covering the President — And Why It Matters."

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Trade association CEO draws on 20 years of broadcast experience

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Anita Brikman uses the same skills she mastered from working 20 years as broadcast journalist, news anchor and health reporter in her current role as the CEO of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association.

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Deseret News' first female editor won't be its last

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Sarah Jane Weaver was recently named the editor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-owned Deseret News, becoming the first female editor in the 174-year-old newspaper's history.

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Saving journalism includes improving mental wellness in newsrooms

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Dr Kate West and Leslie Rangel, authors of the book Journalists Break News. Don't Let it Break You, which offers solutions to professors and newsrooms to better prepare students and young journalists for the pressure of a career in journalism.

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Philanthropists fund the arts and museums, why not local news?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Press Forward was started as an effort to galvanize funders and donors to think more broadly about the importance of local news, according to the nonprofit's director Dale Anglin.

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Better News: Efforts to serve GenZ increase revenue and engagement

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 28 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Executive editor Kayla Green recently wrote Better News case studies about these two initiatives to serve younger audiences. She discusses them both with host Michael O’Connell on this week’s Better News podcast. Read more about Athlete of the Week and Sumter Next Generation on BetterNews.org.

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Journalists need to show their work to earn readers' trust

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Julia Angwin, founder and CEO of Proof News, discusses how journalists can restore trust by adopting a scientific approach to their reporting.

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The Examination collaborates to deliver fearless journalism for a healthier world

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 16 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Ben Hallman, founder and executive director of The Examination, about how it delivers investigative journalism aimed at creating a healthier world.

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Palestinian protests covered by student reporter inside Columbia University's gates

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

As the breaking news reporter for Columbia University's City Newsroom, graduate student Francesca Maria Lorenzini covered pro-Palestinian protests at the school's New York City campus.

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What does the next generation of investigative journalists need to know?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ted Bridis teaches investigative journalism to the next generation of media professionals at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

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INN helps newsrooms focus on their communities to grow revenue

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Karen Rundlet became the new executive director and CEO of the Institute for Nonprofit News in January. She discusses how INN's network of more than 450 independent news organizations across North America are connecting with their communities to identify and generate a sustainable revenue stream.

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Better News: How the Henrico Citizen grew its email list and reader revenue

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

By focusing on the audience funnel, owner and publisher Tom Lappas was able to generate 9,000 email subscribers and generated $34,000 at the Henrico Citizen.

Lappas recently wrote a piece for Better News on how other news organizations can grow reader revenue and expand their email subscribers by focusing on the audience funnel. Lappas discusses that with host Michael O’Connell on this week’s Better News podcast. Read the full study.

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Arizona law empowers voters to see who is behind a political contribution

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Elizabeth Shimek of the Campaign Legal Center explains how a law that 72 percent of Arizona voters voted for in 2022 brings transparency to the campaign finance process.

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The Commons aims to find common ground in a divided America

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Drew Lindsay, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, leads The Commons, a new vertical focusing on the issue of polarization along the lines of political ideology, gender, income, race, geography, culture, and religion.

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ReNews helps revive, fund student-run media at HBCUs, HSIs

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Executive Director Wesley Wright discusses the ReNews Project, which funds and/or provides professional assistance to revive dormant student newspapers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

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Budget neutral solution for funding locally focused and ethnic newsrooms

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Maya Chupkov, media and democracy program manager at California Common Cause, discusses a recently passed resolution requiring government offices in San Francisco to spend at least half of their advertising and outreach budgets on community and ethnic media outlets.

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Report stories that are additive and talk to those no one else is talking to

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Jane Ferguson might have dreamed of working for the BBC or CNN as a young reporter, but she encourages young journalists to think beyond the headlines to find the places where their work can be “additive.”

A foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour and a contributor to the New Yorker, Ferguson was recently named the inaugural winner of the Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism and last year published a memoir about her career.

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ONA Launches AI in Journalism Initiative

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Online News Association recently launched a new AI in Journalism Initiative to provide tools and practical training for journalists looking to incorporate artificial intelligence into their reporting. Meghan Murphy, ONA’s director of programs, and Hanaa Rifaey, ONA's head of strategic partnerships, share the details with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell.

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Guest interviews key part of most listened-to podcasts: Pew Research

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Galen Stocking, a senior computational social scientist, discusses a new Pew Research Center study that examines the role guest interviews play in the 451 most listened-to podcasts.

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Collaborative approach to solutions journalism benefits Philly's diverse population

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Gene Sonn and Derrick Cain discuss the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative, Resolve Philly's latest effort in solutions-oriented journalism and community engagement.

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Private equity firms in search of profits are killing America's newsrooms

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Margot Susca, American University’s first professor of journalism, accountability and democracy, discusses her new book, “Hedged: How Private Investment Funds Help to Destroy America’s Newsrooms."

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Pop culture's influence on media is the subject of a new college course

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Richard Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, is teaching a class on the intersection of pop culture and media.

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Meet Rob Lee: Charm City Conversationalist

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Rob Lee is the host of the Truth In This Art podcast, which examines the intersections of art, culture and community, both in Baltimore, Maryland and beyond.

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NY Mets sportscaster Mike Janela always prepares

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Gameday and digital host for the New York Mets Mike Janela talks about the multimedia skills he's had to master and how important preparation is in staying one step ahead of the person you're interviewing and ready to take the conversation in a new and interesting direction.

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Public radio reporter from Phoenix pens first mystery novel

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Christina Estes, a senior field correspondent at Phoenix NPR station KJZZ, recently penned “Off the Air," a mystery novel that was inspired by her career as a broadcast journalist.

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What drives journalists to put themselves at risk?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Dr. Anthony Feinstein, author of “Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists," conducted the first study on the topic of journalists, trauma and emotional well-being. On the latest episode of It's All Journalism, he discusses moral courage and what motivates journalists to put themselves in harm's way.

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Legacy media is failing to give people the news they really want

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Meghann Cuniff, a legal affairs reporter based in Southern California, has a long history of covering breaking news, conducting investigations and writing long-form narratives from courtrooms about high-profile cases.

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Better News: Food and drink reporting drives revenue to The Sacramento Bee

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Benjy Egel became the The Sacramento Bee’s food and drink reporter in 2018. For the next five years, he watched the city's culinary scene blossom, attracting Michelin stars and James Beard Award nominations. Egel's reporting drew more than 1,000 new subscribers to The Bee who wanted to learn the latest about Sacramento's new cultural heartbeat.

Sacramentans' love for the city's local restaurants inspired Egel to write “Sacramento Eats: Recipes from the Capital Region’s Favorite Restaurants." The cookbook not only highlights the city's award-winning chefs, it also includes their recipes so that readers can prepare their favorite dishes at home.

Egel recently wrote a piece for Better News on how other news organizations can create a regional keepsake that drives revenue toward their newsroom. Egel discusses that with host Michael O’Connell on this week's Better News podcast. Read the full study.

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IAJ Best of 2023: Anna Robertson, The Cool Down

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

In order to give the IAJ team some time off to enjoy the holidays with their families, we're revisiting our most popular episodes of 2023.

Last week, we shared the second-most downloaded episode of the year, our interview with Adam Rice, the editor of the Downtown Albuquerque News.

This week, we're featuring our most-downloaded episode of 2023, IAJ host Michael O'Connell's conversation with Anna Robertson, co-founder and chief content officer of The Cool Down. In addition to replaying our interview with Robertson from last January, we check in with Robertson to see what's happened over the intervening months at The Cool Down.

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IAJ Best of 2023: Peter Rice, editor of the Downtown Albuquerque News

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

This week and next, the It's All Journalism team is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays and spend time with our loved ones. It's become a tradition that at the end of the year, we like to look back at some of the great conversations we've had.

This week we're sharing the second-most downloaded episode of 2023, our interview with Adam Rice, the editor of the Downtown Albuquerque News. In addition to reposting our interview with Rice, IAJ host Michael O'Connell checks in to see what's changed since we spoke to him in January.

Be sure to download and listen to next week's episode as well, when we share not only our most downloaded episode of 2023, but announce our Top 10 Episodes of 2023. We'll also be making a special announcement about our upcoming 600th episode in January.

As always, thanks again for listening to our podcast. We love producing it and look forward to sharing more interviews with working journalists about the ever-changing state of media.

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How can journalists and academic researchers find common ground?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Tamar Wilner is a postdoctorate fellow at UT Austin’s School of information, where she works on Co-Designing for Trust National Science Foundation-funded project aimed at tackling the misinformation crisis. She and Valérie Belair-Gagnon recently wrote a report for Nieman Lab on the disconnect between what journalists experience in the newsroom and what academic researchers understand about the news industry.

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Empowerment journalism: How to build trust with the community you're covering

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Andie Crossan and Britney Dennison coauthored The Empowerment Journalism Guide. Crossan talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how empowerment journalism can help newsrooms produce “community-engaged reporting.”

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Better News: Tips and strategies for improving community-focused election coverage

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

One of the most important missions a local news organization has is covering local politics and elections. However, with shrinking staffs and limited resources, many digital media outlets struggle to effectively achieve this mission.

David Plazas, director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee, recently wrote a study for the Better News initiative on how The Tennessean created a significant, authentic public service experience around local politics. Read the full study.

On the latest episode of the Better News podcast, Plazas talks to host Michael O'Connell about the opportunities, resources, and collaborations The Tennessean employed during the 2023 election. He also offers tips and strategies other news organizations can use to enhance their coverage of local politics.

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J-school students express hope, concern for journalism's future

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Angelica Amegashie, Andrew Herbst, and Beatrice Amune are members of the student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at William Paterson University. The chapter was recently named SPJ’s chapter of the year. They discuss their hopes and concerns for journalism's future.

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Plight of indigenous people former Army Ranger's beat

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Cyrus Norcross is a former Army Ranger turned Navajo journalist who covers indigenous affairs, specifically missing and murdered indigenous people.

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Better News revisits the best stories of 2023

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and what may be in store for 2024.

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It's time to reimagine what journalism can be

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Andrea Wenzel, associate professor at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication and the director of Temple’s master of journalism program, discusses her new book "Antiracist Journalism: The Challenge of Creating Equitable Local News."

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CNTI primer helps newsrooms navigate rapid changes in technology

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Amy Mitchell is the new executive director of the Center for News, Technology & Innovation, which seeks to encourage independent and sustainable media, maintain an open internet and foster informed public policy conversations.

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Writing the unwritten history of public media in the US

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Josh Shepperd, an associate professor in the College of Media, Communication and Information at the University of Colorado - Boulder, discusses his new book, "Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting."

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Journalism's bad approach in reporting bad news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Tamara Cherry, a former crime reporter for CTV television in Canada and also the Toronto Star, discusses her new book, "The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News.

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Homeless Children: Reporting a story that's often overlooked

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Ginny is CT Mirror's children's issues and housing reporter and a Report for America corps member. She is also the winner of a 2023 Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism from the Institute for Nonprofit News for her series "Notice To Quit."

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Kansas City Defender practices 'solidarity journalism'

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Ryan Sorrell is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Kansas City Defender, which has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing Black digital news startups. Recently, the Institute for Nonprofit News named Sorrell as one of its emerging leaders of the year.

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Why would anyone still want to be a journalist?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Matthew Powers and Sandra Vera-Zambrano discuss their new book, "The Journalist's Predicament: Difficult Choices in a Declining Profession."

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Climate change is here. What can journalists do about it?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Adrienne Russell, co-director of the Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, discusses her new book, "The Mediated Climate: How Journalists, Big Tech, and Activists Are Vying for Our Future."

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Fault Lines helps journalists recognize, accept and tackle personal bias

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Martin Reynolds, co-executive director of external affairs and funding, talks about the Maynard Institute's Fault Lines newsroom diversity and anti-bias training.

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What print transformation can teach us about media's future

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Jeff Jarvis, faculty member at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, talks about his latest book, "The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lesson for the Age of the Internet."

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The Chronicle Of Philanthropy adopts nonprofit status

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Editor Stacy Palmer talks about The Chronicle of Philanthropy's shift in status to a nonprofit and what that means for the philanthropic community.

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How to recognize when a governmental investigation is weaponized

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Kristy Parker and Anne Tindall from Project Democracy discuss a new report they co-authored with Justin Florence entitled "How to tell whether a government investigation or prosecution is 'weaponized.'"

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What are the ethical implications of that news photo you just took?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Photographer Fernanda H. Meier discusses the ethical implications of photojournalism and how to report authenticity, while avoiding stereotypes and socially inappropriate imagery.

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Better News: The Coloradoan partners with university to foster public discourse, increase engagement

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Eric Larsen, The Coloradoan’s executive editor, recently wrote a report for Better News about how a partnership with Colorado State University's Center for Public Deliberation reenergized the newspaper's opinion page and increased engagement by promoting a public dialogue among its audience members.

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Investigative reporter exposes junk science behind 911 call analysis

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Brett Murphy, a reporter on ProPublica’s national desk, shares how he took a seemingly farfetched tip about a new junk science in the criminal justice system known as 911 call analysis and transformed it into an award-winning piece of investigative journalism.

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NYC native reaches worldwide audience via Israel Daily News Podcast

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Shanna Fuld, creator and host of the Israel Daily News Podcast, talks about the day-to-day challenges of being a freelance journalist in Tel Aviv. She also discusses her recent work as a researcher for the Showtime docudrama series "Ghosts of Beirut."

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Robert Tornabene hosts podcast for public information officers

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Robert Tornabene, senior public communications supervisor for the Colorado Springs Police Department, discusses The PIO Podcast, where he interviews public information officers about how they do their jobs.

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How media reporting on firearm violence does more harm than good

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Dr. Jessica Beard, director of research for the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, discusses a new report that offers firearm-injured peoples' perspectives on how the news media covers firearm violence.

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Michael Ventuolo-Mantovani: Accidental Journalist

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, who dreamed of becoming a rock musician when he was young, talks to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about how he accidentally started a career as a freelance journalist.

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Keystone Student Journalism Coalition transforms digital natives into eager young journalists

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Christopher Barnes and Destiny Beck discuss how they launched the Keystone Student Journalism Coalition to bring together students and journalism advisors from middle and high schools across Pennsylvania to share skills and promote journalism.

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KILLED: A story has to die to be on this podcast

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Justine Harman talks about her podcast KILLED, which pulls the curtain back on the editorial process and forces at play that lead publications to kill a big story.

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Better News: Louisville Public Media makes news for and with its Black audiences

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

More and more newsrooms are discovering that diversifying their coverage to better represent and engage the communities they cover is not only the right thing to do, it’s necessary if they wish to remain relevant and sustainable.

Better News recently published a report about how Louisville Public Media shifted from just reporting news about Black people to making news for and with them.

Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell talks to Louisville Public Media's vice president of content, Gabrielle Jones, about LPM's new approach to covering the news for and with its Black audiences.

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Why freelance journalists should join a union

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Abigail Higgins talks about how the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project is working to improve the working conditions of freelance journalists and why freelancers should consider joining a union.

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How much do listeners trust news they get from podcasts?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Elisa Shearer, a senior researcher on Pew Research's News & Information Team, discusses the recent report, "Podcasts as a Source of News and Information," which reveals how different audiences trust the information they receive from the podcasts.

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Better News: The Fayetteville Observer charts new course with Black audiences

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

As a more than 200-year-old institution, The Fayetteville Observer hasn’t always done right by Black residents in its coverage area.

Better News recently published a report about a new initiative at the Observer that uses partnerships and mobile newsrooms to help foster trust within the Black community and grow its audience.

The Observer’s lead editor, Beth Hutson, and opinion editor, Myron Pitts share all the details with Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell.

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Sports journalism's checkered past in covering mental illness

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Ron Bishop, a professor of communication at Drexel University in Philadelphia, talks about his new book: "The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism’s Narrative of Mental Illness: A Little Less Conversation."

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The other 'F' word and how to unbreak the media

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Anna Lind-Guzik, executive editor of The Conversationalist and host of the Unbreaking Media podcast, talks about what can be learned by examining culture and politics through an intersectional feminist lens.

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Prison Newspaper Project shares the inside scoop from those inside

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Kate McQueen is the editor of the Prison Newspaper Project and shares the inside story of the voices from the inside of America's prisons on the latest episode of It's All Journalism.

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Better News: How a 'substantial lifestyle' inspires and uplifts Black audiences

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Greg Hedgepeth is president and CEO of Substantial Media LLC, a Black-owned and operated online subscription-based platform that promotes the "substantial lifestyle" as a way to inspire and uplift its Black audience.

Better News recently published a report written by Hedgepeth about Substantial Magazine’s journey to sustainable revenue and growth through partnerships and highly selective content for targeted audiences. Read the full report here.

Hedgepeth discusses Substantial Media's mission and the strategies it uses to grow its audience among the Black community with Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell.

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How media misses the mark in covering trans issues

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The LGBTQ+ community is once again in the crosshairs of the political debate in the U.S. John Casey, senior editor at the Advocate, discusses how journalists could be doing a better job of covering LGBTQ+ issues.

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Rethinking incarceration, policing subject of new documentary

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

In his documentary Reimagining Safety, Matthew Solomon explores the false premise that more police and more prisons makes us safer. He also provides practical and actionable solutions toward achieving systems of safety that work for everyone.

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Documenters boost Resolve Philly's coverage of important local meetings

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Julie Christie, director of data and special projects at Resolve Philly, discusses how her newsroom partnered with Chicago's City Bureau Documenters Network to recruit, train and pay Philadelphians to attend and take notes at public meetings across the city.

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The Trust Project tackles the crisis of trust and misinformation in media

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Peabody Award-winning journalist Sally Lehrman talks about founding The Trust Project and how the nonprofit global consortium of news organizations is tackling the crisis of trust and misinformation in the media industry.

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Local news viewed through a postindustrial lens

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Carmen Gentile, founder and editor at large of Postindustrial, explains how the independent, journalism-first, multimedia news outlet covers the areas in the United States that were once deemed highly industrialized. While some communities continue to struggles, others are finding new ways to thrive.

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Philadelphia Inquirer adopts 'Up for Review' policy to consider de-listing stories

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Evan Benn, senior director of special projects and communications at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Emily Babay, coverage editor on the Inquirer’s Now Team, discuss the “Up for Review,” policy in which the paper reexamines stories that caused significant harm when they were first reported.

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Thinking globally, writing locally about climate change

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0000

James Fahn, executive director of the Earth Journalism Network, talks with It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell about his experiences as an environmental reporter, the importance of thinking outside the box when writing about climate change and the ongoing Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Better News: Post and Courier philanthropic effort nets $1 million

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Like many newspapers, The Post and Courier was experiencing a drop-off in local advertising spending, which meant diminishing revenues. However, the Charleston, South Carolina, daily decided to adjust course and focus on philanthropy as a way to pay for its journalism.

The new fundraising model proved so successful that The Post and Courier was able to raise $1 million to support a statewide investigative fund and education lab.

Executive Editor Autumn Phillips recently wrote a report for API's Better News initiative about The Post and Courier's stellar fundaising effort. She shares the details with host Michael O'Connell on the latest episode of the Better Newspodcast.

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Trust.txt is a silent partner in legitimizing news organizations

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Scott Yates is the founder of JournalList.net and Trust.txt, a tool news organizations can use to verify the legitimacy of their content and information. He talks with It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell about how Trust.txt works, why it matters and how newspapers and publishers can join together to fight disinformation.

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City Paper uses its 40 years of expertise to help local business

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0000

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Data can be the spine of your reporting

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0000

MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She talks with It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell about her aversion to math before learning about data journalism, how data can be a better story source than interview a person, and how entering a query into a database can help pull information to tell the real stories of a community.

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Noema aims to help academics, policy makers think differently

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Kathleen Miles is the executive editor of Noema, a cross-disciplinary academic journal from the Berggruen Institute. She talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about the importance of breaking out of the 24-hour news cycle to give writers the room to investigate deeper topics to help decision-makers approach policy discussions.

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Better News: Tennessean engages Black audiences with new initiative

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0000

The Tennessean is a major newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s also the flagship of the USA Today Network South. Like many mainstream newspapers, The Tennessean has primarily served a white audience even though Nashville’s population is 24 percent Black.

In the latest Better News podcast, opinion columnist LeBron Hill talks to host Michael O'Connell about the report he wrote for the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative about how The Tennessean is successfully engaging Black audiences with its Black Tennessee Voices project.

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How to cover a music industry changed by COVID-19

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Shirley Halperin is the executive editor for music at Variety for both its online and print music coverage. She talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about covering all aspects of the music industry, how old-school journalism practices differ from the digital world and the way the music industry adapted to COVID-19.

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What's it like on the Senate beat?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Zach Cohen is the Senate correspondent for the National Journal, also appearing on cable news stations on behalf of his publication. He talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about why he studied international service in college, how to set up a weekly schedule for coverage and why it's important to have trusted sources who get used to your questions.

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Digital melted mainstream media's ice cream moment

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Michael Hainsworth is a Toronto-based podcaster who left a 20-plus-year broadcast career to embrace all digital media has to offer. He talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about the fear mainstream media has for digital, why that’s a bad idea and how the ice cream moment has melted.

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Keeping journalists safe is a priority for former EMT

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Christopher Post spent 20 years as a first responder before changing careers and becoming a video journalist. He talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how journalists can develop situational awareness and be safe when covering potentially dangerous stories.

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Washingtonian staff solidifies its voice by forming a union

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Jessica Sidman and Daniella Byck of the Washingtonian Magazine were two of the publication's staff who participated in a one-day work strike in May. They talk with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the unexpected opinion piece published in the Washington Post by the magazine's chief executive that served as a catalyst for the work stoppage and the formation of a new union for employees.

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Top journalism movies ranked by The Quill, Midwest Film Journal

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Lou Harry and Nick Rogers are two of the film buffs behind The Quill's 110 journalism movies ranked. They talk with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about how the movies were selected, the films that were left on the cutting room floor and why Superman needed to be included.

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Podcasting is the last frontier of the open internet

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Benjamin Bellamy is the the CEO and founder of Ad Aures, an organization that creates fair and sustainable ecosystem for the podcasting industry, and leader of the Castopod hosting platform. He joins It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell to discuss the importance of the open internet and why podcasting is one of the last examples of what made the "old" internet powerful and exciting.

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Better News: LA Times Creates Compelling Virtual Events During Pandemic

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0000

The Los Angeles Times has a long history of hosting successful in-person events. Its annual Festival of Books, for example, draws more than 150,000 people every spring. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, many of those events were at risk of being canceled.

The Times' audience engagement director, Samantha Melbourneweaver, and live events editor, Donna Wares, recently wrote a piece for the Better News initiative about how the L.A. Times built a compelling series of virtual events during the pandemic.

In this episode of Better News, Melbourneweaver and Wares tell host Michael O'Connell what worked and what didn't work. They also share advice on how other newsrooms can develop their own successful live events strategies.

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Pushed Out: How domestic violence can lead to homelessness

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Julia Paskin is a radio producer and writer for KPCC and LAist who recently launched a series called 'Pushed Out: LA's Unhoused Women,' telling the stories of women who are experiencing homelessness after leaving an intimate partner abuse situation. She talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the challenges of sharing these stories in a responsible way while making it clear that homelessness could happen, easily, to almost anyone.

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Mental health toolkit designed by and for student journalists

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Eileen Toh and Natalie Bettendorf are two of the leaders and co-founders of the University of Southern California's Student Journalism Wellness Project, an online resource kit for journalists to help handle the stress and mental health obstacles that come from working in news. They tell It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the importance of the project and their friend, Karan Nevatia, who started the initiative before dying by suicide in 2020.

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CNN Style explores intersection of news and culture

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Style’s global editor, says everything going on in politics and news around the world is connected to cultural expressions, including fashion, art and design. She talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about these intersectionalities and why Style is not just for traditional "women's interests."

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Info District: A 21st century model for funding local news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Simon Galperin, founding director of the Community Information Cooperative, explains the concept of an Info District. He talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how local news initiatives, funded by taxpayer dollars, can help change the future for municipalities across the country.

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Better News: Latino community benefits from newsroom partnership

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0000

WFAE, the public radio station serving the Charlotte, North Carolina region, has been around for nearly 40 years. In that time, the area has seen a dramatic increase in its Latino population.

Ju-Don Marshall, WFAE’s chief content officer and executive vice president, recently wrote a report for the Better News Initiative on how the radio station changed its approach to better engage the region’s Latino population. This included an equitable partnership with La Noticia, a Spanish-language newspaper serving North Carolina, and a joint Report for America reporter.

On this episode of Better News, Marshall and Hilda Gurdian, publisher of La Noticia, tell host Michael O'Connell how they made this partnership a success not only for their newsrooms but the communities they serve.

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COVID-19 exposes growing need for mental health reporting

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Camalot Todd is a mental health reporter at Spectrum News 1 in Buffalo through a partnership with Report for America. She talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about her background covering this topic and how the pandemic created challenges and a greater need for this kind of reporting.

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The Defiant breaks down cryptocurrency

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Camila Russo is the founder and current editor of The Defiant, a business news site, newsletter, and podcast about decentralized finance. She talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the clarity of financial reporting and explains how blockchains work.

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Bonus: Look at This podcast provides forum for DC's homeless

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:39:56 -0000

In a bonus episode of It's All Journalism, host Michael O'Connell discusses his recently completed project, "Look at This." The podcast series shares the stories of the homeless men and women who sell the Street Sense newspaper in Washington, D.C.

The podcast series is a production of Street Sense Media, a nonprofit whose mission is to end homelessness in the Washington, D.C. area. It does this by providing people with the skills and tools they need to become more confident and empowered.

In service of its mission, Street Sense Media produces journalism about homelessness issues in the D.C. area, publishing it in a variety of platforms, including film, theater, photography, illustration, and podcasting.It also publishes the weekly Street Sense newspapers, which the homeless vendors sell as a way to earn income.

O'Connell served as executive producer for "Look at This," in partnership with Patch.com. Episode's can be found on the Street Sense website, Patch's Washington, D.C. site, or Podbean.

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Bitchin' Pitchin' creator talks freelance tips, moral and ethical convictions

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Abby Lee Hood, a freelance writer and creator of the monthly Bitchin’ Pitchin’ newsletter, joins host Michael O’Connell to discuss tips for successful freelance pitching. They also explain what it means to be a “leftist journo” and the freedom that comes from being upfront about their morals and ethics.

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TikTok Used To Expose Abuse Of Domestic Workers

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Louise Donovan, an award-winning journalist with the Fuller Project, joins host M ichael O’Connell to talk about her reporting on domestic workers using TikTok to raise awareness on their abusive conditions. She explains how these concerns were previously shared privately, on WhatsApp and other platforms, before the pandemic.

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Prison Journalism Project helps inmates share their stories

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Shaheen Pasha and Yukari Kane, co-founders and co-executive directors of the Prison Journalism Project, join It's All Journalism host Michael O’Connell to explain their initiative. They work with inmates to help those with an interest in writing learn how to tell their stories to a wider audience.

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Better News: Killing Zombies On Your Subscription List

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0000

The Arizona Republic had a zombie problem.

We're not talking about the brain-eating variety of zombies. Instead, the Republic had too many digital subscribers that weren't actively engaged with the newspaper's content. These "zombies" were also most likely to cancel their subscriptions, creating a retention problem.

In 2019-20, the Republic launched a campaign to turn those zombies into loyalists by creating content with which they would be interested in engaging.

John Adams, the Arizona Republic's senior director of storytelling and innovation, and Alia Rau, the paper's former local politics and issues reporter, tell Better News host Michael O'Connell about the Republic's successful efforts in rooting out zombies. Adams and Rau also wrote a report about the effort for the Better News Initiative.

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How newsrooms should handle requests to unpublish stories

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Deborah Dwyer, a 2020-2021 Reynolds Journalism Institute resident fellow at the University of Missouri, joins Michael O’Connell to discuss her work, building tools to help newsrooms deal with unpublishing requests. She talks about the ethical conflict some newsrooms might have over this topic and how journalists can help make it easier to comply.

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How Spiro Agnew's crimes became relevant again

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Michael Yarvitz, co-author with Rachel Maddow of Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss the book and its accompanying podcast. He explains their research process, including sharing new information with people who prosecuted former Vice President Spiro Agnew.

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Few Americans support journalism's core values and mission

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 27 May 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Jennifer Benz, vice president of the Associated Press’ National Opinion Research Center’s Center for Public Affairs Research, and Tim Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute, discuss a new survey in partnership with their organizations and the Media Insight Project. Their survey of more than 2,000 people found only 11 percent of Americans support what journalists believe are the core values of their mission.

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Journalists aren't as good at covering protests as they may believe

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 May 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Summer Harlow and Danielle Kilgo about their new study, “Perceptions vs Performance: How Routines, Norms and Values Influence Journalists’ Protest Coverage Decisions." They discuss how reporters are failing to provide strong coverage of protests and continue to place more weight on the voices of authority figures than those standing up for their rights.

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Better News: Las Vegas Review-Journal bets big on Mobbed Up podcast

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 18 May 2021 03:00:00 -0000

In 2020, the Las Vegas Review-Journal launched Mobbed Up, an 11-part podcast series examining the role organized crime played in the rise of Las Vegas. The idea behind Mobbed Up was to grow audience and revenue for the paper. The Better News Initiative recently spotlighted the Review-Journal’s successful foray into narrative podcasting.

As Mobbed Up's creators put the finishing touches on its upcoming second season, Jim Prather, the Review-Journal's executive director of programming, spoke to Michael O'Connell for the Better News podcast.

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The Counter uses food to make news more digestible

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 May 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Kate Cox, editor of The Counter, a nonprofit agriculture and food policy website. She explains how all news can be seen through the lens of food and why it's the best way to break down political issues because we all have to eat every day.

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Knowing your worth in the diverse world of freelancing

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 May 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism producer Amelia Brust talks with freelance reporter Emilia Benton. They discuss their shared love of running and how Benton has learned how to be a successful freelance writer by doing.

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Politico project shows just how white and male statehouses remain

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Angela Greiling Keane, Renuka Rayasam, and Allan James Vestal about Politico's data-rich project, Why state legislatures are still very white — and very male, which examines how statehouses are less diverse than the communities they represent.

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How service journalism helps solve community problems

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Megan Griffith-Greene, service features editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer. They discuss what service journalism means, how it can help reporters better understand their communities and why it’s no longer the territory of women’s magazines.

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New Humanitarian's mission-centric focus a model for other newsrooms

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by Heba Aly, CEO of The New Humanitarian, an independent nonprofit newsroom covering humanitarian crises. She discusses how her publication handled the COVID-19 pandemic and why her newsroom might be a model for other outlets as advertising dollars shrink.

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Better News: Nonprofit newsrooms turn rivalry into revenue stream

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Chrissy Beck is the managing director of The Chronicle at Duke University and Erica Perel is the former general manager at The Daily Tar Heel at the University of North Carolina. Their newsrooms teamed up to create the Rivalry Challenge around the annual Duke-UNC basketball game, turning it into a revenue maker for both nonprofit newsrooms. Chrissy and Erica wrote about the Rivalry Challenge for API's Better News initiative. Editor's Note: Erica Perel is now the director of the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The center runs the UNC Table Stakes program.

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What Is Life shares stories of prisoners facing life sentences

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Joshua Vaughn, a senior multimedia reporter for The Appeal and creator of the What Is Life? podcast. Vaughn describes the podcast as a “passion project” that features conversations with people sentenced to life in prison in who are unlikely to be released. Listen to What Is Life? on iTunes, Spotify, or GooglePlay. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or

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Making Google, Facebook pay their fair share for news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with David Chavern, president and CEO of the News Media Alliance, an Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit organization representing digital and print news publishers around the world. They discuss new legislative efforts to help news publishers get paid fair value for their content by Facebook and Google and the precedent set in Australia to make this happen.

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Solutions Journalism tackles community problems

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Karen Magnuson, project director for the Solutions Journalism Network. They discuss what solutions journalism is, how it differs from investigative journalism and her new effort in New York and Michigan to apply solutions journalism to the topic of caregivers for the aging population.

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Making sure Wikipedia shows that Women Do News

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Angilee Shah and Jareen Imam about the Women Do News campaign, which is creating Wikipedia entries for women in news to help raise their profiles and credibility.

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Better News: COVID-19 timeline helps newsroom attract new subscribers

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Randi Stevenson is an executive producer at the San Antonio Express-News. She and Joy-Marie Scott and Chris Quinn wrote an article for Better News back in November about how the Express-News used a COVID-19 timeline to drive subscriptions.

On this episode of the Better News podcast, Stevenson shares what she and her colleagues learned by launching the COVID-19 timeline and offers tips on how other newsrooms can implement a similar feature to increase subscriptions and foster reader engagement

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Journalism charter school inspires DC's young writers

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Dr. Marco Clark, founder and CEO of the Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media Arts in Washington, D.C. He explains how educational issues in his own childhood made him passionate about helping students have more of a voice in their own education and why charter schools are held more accountable in exchange for more autonomy.

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Axios newsletter tackles local news in Tampa Bay

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Selene San Felice, a new reporter with Axios in Tampa Bay. She discusses her newfound respect for newsletters, the importance of local news and why her new outlet will help lift up what others might consider the competition.

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Gulf States Newsroom launches to share regional stories nationally

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Priska Neely, managing editor of the new Gulf States Newsroom project from NPR. She talks about her career in journalism and the new initiative to help tell important stories from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi across the region and the nation.

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Making amends for failing to tell The Truth in Black and White

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by Mará Rose Williams, a 22-year education reporter with the Kansas City Star and co-creator of the paper’s series, “The Truth in Black and White.” The series began with an apology for the paper’s white-washing of history and failing to adequately cover the lives and losses of Black Americans and revisited some events to try and make things right.

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Better News: Measure the impact of local journalism on your community

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Anjanette Delgado is the senior news director for digital at the Detroit Free Press. She recently wrote an article for the American Press Institute’s Better News initiative about the paper’s community impact report. Better News host Michael O’Connell talks to Delgado about how newsrooms can create their own reports to measure the effect local journalism is having on their community, as well as how it is contributing to their fundraising efforts.

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Giving sources the power to tell their own stories

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Britney Dennison, deputy director of the Global Reporting Centre in Vancouver. She talks about empowerment journalism and the culmination of several years’ worth of work, a new series for PBS Newshour called Turning Points.

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Freelancer won't let cerebral palsy sideline his sports writing career

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Blake Baumgartner, a freelance sports writer from Naperville, Illinois. They discuss Blake’s passion for sports and the difficulties he’s faced as a reporter with cerebral palsy.

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It's a dangerous time to be a journalist in America

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by Michael De Dora, Washington advocacy manager with the Committee to Protect Journalists. They discuss the sharp increase in attacks against American journalists in 2020 and what might be in store for the press under a new administration.

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Investigative reporter exposes maid abuse in Beirut

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by freelance journalist Lisa Khoury to discuss her new investigative piece, The Real Housemaids of Beirut. She reports on the disturbing abuse of domestic workers and maids in Lebanon who have very little protection or recourse against their employers.

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How Documented Uses WhatsApp to reach its audience

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell speaks with Mazin? ?Sidahmed?, founder of the immigration publication Documented. They discuss how WhatsApp has become Documented’s distribution network and why listening to the immigration and refugee community changed the course of his work.

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Better News: Use Slack To host cultural conversations in your newsroom

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Corinne Chin and Lauren Frohne are video journalists at The Seattle Times. They wrote a piece for Better News on how the Times is using Slack to lower barriers, expose insensitivity, and allow conversations about cultural issues that can arise from their stories. Better News host Michael O'Connell talks to Chin about how newsrooms can use Slack to facilitate similar conversations.

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Tucson newspaper proves to be a vital source for the Latinx community

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Liliana Lopez, editor of La Estrella de Tucson, a weekly Spanish-language paper in Arizona. They discuss what she learned from the American Press Institute’s Community Listening Fellowship and how she put that information to use to help the Latinx community during the pandemic.

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2020 Lookback: America from Canada's perspective

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is rejoined by Dave Bidini, co-founder of The Rheostatics and the West End Phoenix, a Toronto-based broadsheet newspaper. They discuss The Americans, a special edition published just before the November election in which ex-pats living in Toronto write about what it's like to observe the U.S. from across the shared border during a difficult time.

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Remembering Tiffany Shackelford

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:28:22 -0000

It's All Journalism honors the memory of Tiffany Shackelford, a long-time friend and supporter of our podcast, by reposting our conversation with her from April 2013. We offer our condolences to Tiffany's family.

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2020 Lookback: A new journalist's first year

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell checks in with Sarah Ramantanis in the first of a series of conversations with a handful of previous guests. They discuss her wild first year as a professional writer for Philanthropy Australia and UN Youth Australia and why the year, overall, was a great one for her.

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Google News Initiative wants newsrooms to thrive

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Ben Monnie, director of global partnership solutions for news at the Google News Initiative. They discuss Google’s new Digital Growth Program, the latest effort from the Google News Initiative, and other tools to help news organizations thrive in the digital age.

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Better News: Building strong community partnerships

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

The Sacramento Bee has used groups outside of mainstream media to attract new readers, gain access to a diverse talent pool of journalists, and elevate the voices of under-resourced communities in the Sacramento area

Ryan Lillis is the assistant managing editor at the Bee and Liv Monahan is the editor-at-large of the Community Voices project. We talk to both of them about how the legacy newspaper has built strong community partnerships with Community Voices and Ryan shares context on how this project fits into the broader strategy of The Sacramento Bee. Read Better News' full report about the project here.

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How the coronavirus changed journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Marcus Harun, a producer at MSNBC, about his new documentary, Essential Journalists: How Coronavirus Changed TV News. They discuss the way in which journalists took matters into their own hands to protect their health, and the health of their teams, during the early days of the pandemic.

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The Interview Dudes are taking over the world

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks to Jack, Nathan, and Ben, better known as The Interview Dudes, about their podcast and interviews with the likes of Ryan Reynolds and Steve Martin. Together they discuss dream guests, how they started their podcast, and how their parents still embarrass them on a regular basis.

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Objectivity, racism, and the crisis of credibility

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Pacinthe Mattar, a broadcast producer in Toronto, who recently wrote a piece for The Walrus titled "Objectivity is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists." They discuss her belief that there is a two-fold crisis in credibility when it comes to journalists of color covering racialized topics.

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Investigative journalism that's heavy on context

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Madison Carter, an investigative journalist for the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, WKBW. They discuss her coverage of Black Lives Matter protests in the city this summer and how she tries to incorporate context in all her reporting.

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Sports columnist Jerry Izenberg subject of new book

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Ed Odeven, a sportswriter for Japan Forward, about being an international sports journalist and his new book, Going 15 Rounds with Jerry Izenberg: A Collection of Interviews with the Legendary Columnist.

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Put community at the center of your journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks a friend of the podcast, Andrea Wenzel, assistant professor at Klein College of Media and Communication and Temple University, about her new book on community-centered journalism. They discuss the importance of learning a community's priorities and information needs as a way to improve coverage and create better and more tailored solutions.

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Movement journalism: A way to report on injustice

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Tina Vasquez, a reporter with Prism and author of a new piece in Nieman Reports titled “Is Movement Journalism What Is Needed During This Reckoning Over Race and Inequality?” They discuss movement journalism and how people who practice it aren’t necessarily advocates but are better equipped to present stories from marginalized and underserved communities.

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Overdose crisis, harm reduction, and the Rust Belt

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Jack Shuler, an associate professor at Denison University and author of a new book, This Is Ohio: The Overdose Crisis and the Front Lines of a New America. They discuss the drug overdose crisis in Ohio and how harm reduction practices can help save lives and communities.

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Better News: How to use events to grow a diverse audience

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Even in the times of COVID-19, events — done virtually — can still be a useful method for newsrooms looking to build their audiences and promote brand loyalty.

Cierra Hinton is the executive director-publisher for Scalawag, a nonprofit media organization launched in 2015 and based in Durham, North Carolina. Recently, she and Alysia Harris wrote an article for the American Press Institute's Better News initiative on how Scalawag was using events to diversify its audience and grow membership. Read the full report here.

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Statistics and sports: Telling stories with numbers

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:15:51 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Mark Simon, a statistics reporter for Sports Info Solutions and host of the platform's baseball podcast. In addition, Simon just launched a media-focused podcast: The Journalism Salute.

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Don't expect any answers on Election Night

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

This week, It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Spectrum News reporter Ryan Whalen to discuss the wild lead-up to this year's election and why smart reporters should resist calling races on Election Night.

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Need video footage? Hire a Stringr

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell talks to Lindsay Stewart, a former broadcast news producer-turned-entrepreneur, about Stringr, which allows newsrooms to access a network of 120,000 videographers to help cover the news of the day and beyond.

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Fake news, presidential deception and the Civil War

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by author and editor Elizabeth Mitchell to talk about the interview process and how 1864 is more like 2020 than most people realize. Mitchell also discusses her new book, Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street and the White House.

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Crime reporting: Covering violence and trauma

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Rachel Dissell, a former reporter with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, on her history of covering weighty and emotionally grueling crimes in her home city and the way she addresses the trauma of her subjects. Dissell recently wrote about Trauma Journalism in the Time of Coronavirus for the Dart Center For Journalism and Trauma.

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Better News: How to win grants to fund journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 03:00:00 -0000

In the past decade, media organizations have been awarded an estimated $300 million in grants to fund journalists and journalism projects — and the number of funders and dollars continues to grow.

Jane Elizabeth is the managing editor of The News and Observer and The Herald-Sun in North Carolina. She recently wrote a guide for American Press Institute's Better News explaining how newsrooms can win grants to fund their journalism projects. Read the full guide here.

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Building relationships for the next generation of reporters

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by friend of the podcast Doug Mitchell, founder of Next Generation Radio, to discuss the long-lasting importance of relational approaches to journalism, for today and the future.

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The crisis in local journalism is real

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Steven Waldman, president and co-founder of Report for America, detailing how the organization is helping local news outlets address their coverage gaps and the group's support for new legislation that could encourage newspaper subscriptions.

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She Votes! recounts struggle for women's suffrage

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Ellen Goodman about She Votes!, the new podcast she's produced with Lynn Sherr of ABC News, exploring the women's suffrage movement and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

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Covering Black communities with nuance and purpose

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0000

This week, It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Deborah Douglas, a distinguished visiting professor at DePauw University and author of a recent Nieman Reports article on the new Black press.

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Launching a nonprofit newsroom in a pandemic

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism Host Michael O'Connell talks to Kelsey Ryan, founder of The Beacon, a Kansas City nonprofit newsroom. They discuss the challenges of launching an independent nonprofit during the coronavirus and how LION Publishers is helping to foster independent local newsrooms across the country.

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Teach journalism to expand a kid's worldview

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to John Vitti, a veteran of Boston newspapers, about Headliners in Education, a program that teaches students the basics of journalism as a way to expand their worldview and to become comfortable with writing.

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Hot Pod writer turns Servant of Pod host

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Nick Quah, founder of the Hot Pod newsletter and now host of the Servant of Pod podcast, joins It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell to discuss his introduction to the medium and why he decided to pick up a mic.

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Now is the time to focus on audience engagement

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with consultant Fiona Morgan about the importance of newsrooms rethinking and revitalizing engagement efforts to better understand and reach their communities.

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California City: Secrets of a desert town revealed

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Emily Guerin is the creator of California City, a new investigative podcast from LAist Studios and public radio station KPCC. She tells It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell how a promised boomtown in the middle of desert turned into a real estate scam and environmental headache.

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Can't find women who know sports? Try harder

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Lifelong sports fan Lindsay Gibbs is the co-founder of the Burn It All Down podcast and founder of the Power Plays newsletter. She talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the importance of including women and non-binary people in sports coverage and why sports is not separate from any other news topic.

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The story of America's most corrupt police squad

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Friend of the podcast Baynard Woods talks to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about his new book, coming out next month, exploring an incredibly corrupt special unit within the Baltimore Police Department that led a cover crime spree, undetected, for years.

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Coronavirus is changing how newsrooms work

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to David Cohn and Mike Donoghue of The Alpha Group about how COVID-19 has sped up technology-based evolutions that were already starting to take shape and how newsrooms will need to keep those changes coming when things return to "normal."

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Will local ownership help Baltimore Sun survive?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to reporter Liz Bowie of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild and Matt Gallagher of the Goldseker Foundation to discuss the community-driven efforts to purchase The Baltimore Sun and turn it into a nonprofit organization.

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Better News: How To Forge New Audiences Of Color

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0000

The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester New York was facing a big problem. Its primary audience was old, white and dwindling. The newspaper had to figure out how to reach a younger and more diverse audience — and fast.

C.J. Benjamin, emerging audiences editor for the Democrat and Chronicle, discusses how the paper successfully developed a strategy to better engage a younger and more diverse audience. She wrote about the experience for American Press Institute‘s Better News Initiative. Read her full report here.

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Long history of bad police responses to protests

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to science writer Maggie Koerth of FiveThirtyEight and Jamiles Lartey of the Marshall Project about their new collaborative piece on how police departments across the country are, historically and currently, wrong in their understanding and approach to protests.

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Critical thinking is an essential skill for journalists

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Jonathan Haber, author of a new book on critical thinking from MIT Press, about how journalists can use critical thinking to improve their reporting.

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Massive Science behind covering COVID-19

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 May 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Allan Lasser, co-founder of Massive Science, to discuss the challenges of making science more accessible and how to explain the coronavirus to a non-scientific audience.

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Reporting news of Latino workers during coronavirus

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 20 May 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Alberto Mendoza, executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, to discuss the challenges faced by the Latino community and especially in light of coronavirus.

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Covering coronavirus: Advice from a health reporter

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 May 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Ivan Oransky of theAssociation of Health Care Journalists to discuss resources and tools available to reporters who find themselves covering the coronavirus pandemic without any specialized training in medical or health reporting.

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Google News Initiative wants to help local news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 May 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Chrissy Towle, head of news and local media for the Google News Initiative, to discuss its ambitious project to help create sustainable models for local news outlets.

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The Cramm offers young people news they can use

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Olivia Seltzer, the founder and writer of The Cramm, an online newsletter and social media presence offering to bring young people around the world politically relevant news of the day, focused on their interests and values.

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Zigging with all the zags of a career in journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0000

This week, It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Peter Copeland, a former DC Bureau Chief for the E.W. Scripps Company and author of a new book, Finding the News: Adventures of a Young Reporter, to discuss changes in the business, but not the craft, of journalism over the course of his career.

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Former public radio journalist pushes back on 'objectivity'

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0000

On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, Producer Amelia Brust talks to Lewis Raven Wallace, a former NPR journalist who lost his job for expressing a political opinion in a blog post. They discuss Wallace's book, The View From Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity, and its companion podcast, and whether journalists can ever be — or even should be — truly objective in their reporting.

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What's it like for a new journalist?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0000

This week, It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Sarah Ramantanis, an intern with World Vision Australia and founder of the recently launched KOS Magazine in her home country. They talk about the challenges facing new journalists and how she's trying to make a name for herself.

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Data journalism in the age of coronavirus

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Simon Rogers, a data journalist with the Google News Initiative, joins It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell this week to discuss the ways in which data journalism can help reporters find new ways to cover coronavirus with information gleaned from search engine trends in their communities.

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Covering coronavirus in useful, trustworthy ways

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Mollie Muchna of TrustingNews.org and the Arizona Daily Star to discuss what newsrooms should be doing to provide useful, beneficial and trustworthy updates on coronavirus without overwhelming their audience.

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How can storytellers crack writer's block?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Melanie Deziel, brand storytelling consultant and founder of Storyfuel, to discuss her new book, Content Fuel Framework, about how storytellers have more ways to tell stories than ever and why that can be intimidating.

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Better News: Is it time to rethink your arts coverage?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0000

KCUR.org, the website for Kansas City's public media station, made a concerted effort from 2014-18 to expand its arts coverage. It even had two-full-time reporters on the arts beat. When one of these reporters switched to another beat, freelancers filled in to make up the gap.

Despite all of these efforts, web traffic suggested KCUR readers were not all that interested in the website's arts coverage. Something had to change.

The editorial team developed a new strategy that grew audiences and even helped "soccer dads" care about Kansas City's arts scene. Digital editor CJ Janovy wrote about KCUR's new approach to its arts coverage for the American Press Institute's Better News initiative. She also shares her insights on the Better News podcast.

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The more journalism and social media change, the more journalists are needed

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0000

For our 400th episode, It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by our first guest, Amy Eisman of American University's School of Communication, to discuss how things have changed in ways large and small and why real, fact-based journalism has never been more important.

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FedNet gathers latest multimedia news from Capitol Hill

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Michael Kirby, managing editor for the video and transcript production company FedNet, which provides news materials for outlets across the country and around the world in new and innovative ways. With FedNetNI.com, you can access live text feeds of press conference from Capitol Hill.

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Alaska: More than what you see on reality TV

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Cody Liska, a life-long Alaskan resident who started Crude, a magazine and podcast, to help dispel misconceptions about life in the biggest state.

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Podcasting with a South American twist

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0000

This week, It's All Journalism producer Michael O 'Connell is joined by Sebastián Payán of 070 Podcasts in Colombia and Tiago Rogero of Negra Voz in Brazil, part of an group of nearly 20 international podcasters who recently visited the U.S. to share their experiences and learn how podcasts are made in America.

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Tess Koman's iconic video journey dining at America's amusement parks

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Tess Koman of Delish.com, discussing her video series Iconic Eats, which involves traveling to amusement parks around the country and sampling all their tasty treats.

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Public Narrative works to help newsrooms find stories they may be missing

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Jhmira Alexander, president of Public Narrative, to discuss the importance of educating community partners on how news works and why story choice in newsrooms can leave big portions of audiences out of the headlines.

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Improve audience conversations and avoid trolls with Subtext

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by The Alpha Group's David Cohn and Mike Donoghue. They talk about Subtext, an SMS-based platform the co-created that allows journalists to talk directly with their audience without being bothered by trolls.

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Hard Times: When The Onion isn't edgy enough

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0000

It's all Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Matt Saincome, co-founder and writer with The Hard Times, to discuss the satirical punk and hardcore music publication and why it's all his older brother's fault.

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Calling out racists in cartoons makes them angry

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined again this week by political cartoonist Jen Sorensen to talk about being a woman with a platform and a voice in the time of Trump, the feedback she receives and why calling out social problems and racist thought might be the only way to move society forward.

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America has a bad case of truth decay, according to new RAND report

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Jennifer Kavanagh of RAND to discuss her new book, Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life, on the concerning loss of trust and recognition in facts and evidence among policy makers and citizens alike, as opinion gets louder and harder to discern in media.

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Shining a brighter collective light on DC's homeless population

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Eric Falquero, editorial director of Street Sense Media; Rachel Sadon, editor-in-chief of DCist; and Chris Cain of The DC Line, as they discuss a 10-outlet effort to cover various aspects of homelessness in Washington for the DC Homeless Crisis Reporting Project and why they wanted to dedicate time, space and resources to the issue.

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Learning from, and protecting, young journalists around the world

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Independent journalist Jennifer Karchmer joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss the importance of international travel for reporters and the New Voices initiative, which works to ensure student journalists are fully protected by the First Amendment.

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Helping newspapers make a NewStart

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Jim Iovino of West Virginia University and Don Smith of the West Virginia Press Association to talk about NewStart, their partnership to help recruit and train new newspaper owners across the country.

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Lead reporter in Sandusky case now investigating barriers in school data reporting

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism producer Amelia Brust talks to Sara Ganim, a former CNN investigative reporter, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning work for The Patriot-News exposed former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky’s history of child sexual abuse through his charitable organization, as well as the university’s lack of action in response to the original allegations. She discusses her latest project — tackling “data deserts. This project is funded by a Hearst Journalism fellowship at the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.

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NewsMatch, INN and good news for independent, investigative news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Sue Cross, executive director and CEO for the Institute for Nonprofit News, joins producer Michael O'Connell to share some good news on the state of investigative and independent journalism and how donors have through the end of the year to double their contribution to small newsrooms across the country via NewsMatch.

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LA Times podcast unravels 15-year-old mystery in Room 20

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Joanne Faryon, the driving force behind the Room 22 podcast, which helped identify a man who lived for more than 15 years in a vegetative state and was known only as 66 Garage.

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Better News: Iconic southern newspaper undergoes digital-first transformation

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0000

The News Reporter of Whiteville, North Carolina is one of those iconic southern newspapers. Founded in 1896, the paper has a long history of serving rural Columbus County, including winning a Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for its coverage of the Ku Klux Klan in 1953.

Les High is the third-generation owner of The News Reporter. His grandfather, Leslie S. Thompson, bought the paper in 1938, and his father took over from him in 1959. Les took over from his father in 1994.

Despite The News Reporter's multigenerational family ownership and long history of serving Columbus County, the paper was not immune to the economic forces that have impacted the media industry in recent years. Readership and advertising revenue were in decline.

In April 2016, The News Reporter's staff decided it was time to make a significant change. With help of the University of North Carolina's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, they began to transform the twice-weekly print publication into a digital-first newsroom.

Marketing Director Jenny Clore wrote about the transformation and the challenges The News Reporter's staff had to face for API's Better News initiative.

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Memes, manifestos and 4chan — making sense of a toxic online culture

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell interviews writer and artist Dale Beran about his new book, It Came from Something Awful — How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump into Office. Beran tries to explain the toxic online culture that sprang out of a website created for fans of Japanese animation and how it's impacted the real world, including the 2016 presidential election.

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Public good vs private enterprise: sustainability in local news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Penny Muse Abernathy, author of Saving Community Journalism: The Path to Profitability and The Expanding News Desert, sat down with It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell to discuss Public Good or Private Enterprise? A Policy Discussion on the Future of Local News. The Nov. 18 discussion coincided with the release of a new report by Gallup and the Knight Foundation looking at the importance of local news to our democracy and the public's willingness to support it.

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Diverse newsrooms can act as fact-checking resources

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Tina Lee, head of the ambassador program for Hostwriter and editor-in-chief of a new book, Unbias the News: Why diversity matters in journalism. This week, they discuss the book and why diverse newsrooms can poke holes in too-good-to-be-true reporting and how hiring people from a variety of backgrounds provides better and deeper coverage.

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Journalism, anxiety and video therapy

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Anna Mortimer, a journalist-turned-psychotherapist and one of the creators of The Mind Field, a service that provides video therapy sessions for international development workers, journalists and similar professionals.

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Lacuna Voices will be home to stories that deserve an audience

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Punteha van Terheyden, founder of a new platform that she hopes will help fill the gap of great stories that don't find homes in mainstream media outlets. Lacuna Voices is set to launch in January. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter.

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New book reveals the Tools for Podcasting

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by American University professor Jill Olmsted to discuss her new book, Tools for Podcasting, the importance in working for diversity in all aspects of podcasting and reporting, and her early career comparison to Mary Tyler Moore.

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Podcast shares stories of DC's music scene

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Sean Gotkin, the sound department manager at the Black Cat and host of the biweekly podcast Sounds Like DC, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss the importance of real conversations between friends and how DC's music scene is as rich and diverse as it's ever been.

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Get rid of your ego and be an empathetic journalist

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0000

P. Kim Bui, director of audience innovation for The Arizona Republic, joins producer Mic hael O'Connell to discuss empathetic journalism and why listening to "real humans" can help newsrooms better serve their readers, viewers and listeners.

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Better News: Post & Courier uncovers new revenue with mini-publisher model

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0000

The Post & Courier of Charleston, South Carolina was in dire straights. Its traditional revenue streams — print advertising and circulation — were in decline and the newspaper needed to find a way to reverse that trend — and fast.

The Post & Courier's solution, according to Executive Editor Mitch Pugh, was to take a mini-publisher approach, which mobilized the editorial and sales teams into creating new content products in areas like food, politics and real estate. Over two years, the initiative generated almost $900,000 in new product revenue and increased digital subscriptions by 250 percent.

In April, Pugh wrote a report for the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative to share some of the lessons The Post & Courier's staff learned by adopting its mini-publisher model. Read the full report here.

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Citizen journalists help CitizenDetroit document public meetings

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by WDET civic reporter Eleanore Catolico and Vassilis Jacobs, senior policy analyst at CitizenDetroit and a Documenters manager, to discuss their efforts to train people to take detailed notes at civic meetings to help keep journalists informed.

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SPLC reporter details challenges of covering hate groups

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell sits down with the Southern Poverty Law Center's Michael Edison Hayden to discuss the dangers of covering white supremacist groups, the lingering ghosts of the Charlottesville rally and why Twitter locked his account for two days due to a photo printed in a Tennessee newspaper.

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What’s changed for women in newsrooms? Less than you think

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0000

It's All Journalism producer Amelia Brust talks to Kristin Grady Gilger and Julia Wallace about their new book, There’s No Crying In Newsrooms: What Women Have Learned About What It Takes To Lead, which examines what it’s like for women to move up the ranks in journalism.

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373. Media outlets worldwide push for greater climate change coverage

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by Mark Hertsgaard, environmental reporter for The Nation, to discuss next week's Covering Climate Now initiative, organized by The Nation and the Columbia Journalism Review. More than 160 outlets of all sizes, around the world, will spend the week highlighting the science of climate change.

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Better News: Amplifier highlights Charlotte through its diverse music scene

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0000

When Joni Deutsch arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina to become the podcast lead at NPR station WFAE, she wanted to create something that captured the city's unique identity beyond just football and banking. To that end, she launched Amplifier, a biweekly podcast that highlights the region’s diverse music scene in September 2018.

In early 2019, Deutsch wrote a report for the American Press Institute‘s Better News Initiative to share Amplifier's success and encourage other public radio stations to create local music podcasts of their own. Read the full report here.

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Algorithms are changing how journalists do their jobs

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Nick Diakopoulos is an assistant professor in communication studies and computer science at Northwestern University where he's also the director of the Computational Journalism Lab. In addition, Diakopoulos the author of Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Media. Recently, it was announced that he is joining Jeremy Bowe rs' team at The Washington Post to develop a computational political journalism R&D lab to help the Post's election coverage. Diakopoulos joins It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell to discuss how algorithms are changing the way journalists are doing their jobs.

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NLGJA continues to transform how newsrooms cover LGBTQ issues

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Sharif Durhams, a senior editor for CNN Digital and board president for the NLGJA -- The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, discussing how media coverage for the LGBTQ community has changed in the past 20 years and where it needs to go next.

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What's your Credder rating? Are you trustworthy?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Chase Palmieri, one of the founders of Credder (formerly TribeWorthy), joins producer Michael O'Connell to talk about the platform that allows journalists and news consumers alike to rate the trustworthiness of articles.

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How journalists can avoid rising to the bait in covering Trump

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Jay Rosen is a media critic and professor of journalism at New York University. He's also an observer of the trends and troubles affecting the media industry, which he documents on his blog, PressThink.org and on Twitter. Since 2015, Rosen has focused his critical eye on how the press has covered the candidacy and subsequent presidency of Donald Trump, whose effusive and combative style Rosen says has altered the norms of political reporting.

Recently, Rosen posted a thread on his Twitter feed outlining a set of strategies political journalists and newsrooms can employ to more effectively navigate the "new norm" and not rise to the bait of Trump's rhetoric. He joins Producer Michael O'Connell on this week's It's All Journalismpodcast to discuss this thread.

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Amplifying young international voices to tell stories that matter

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Amanda Uhle of the International Congress of Youth Voices and Nelson Graves of News-Decoder join producer Michael O'Connell to discuss this year's conference and why giving young people support when speaking on issues of importance to them is the most important role adults can serve.

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Better News: Events may be difficult, but they're still worth doing

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Chief Marking Officer Steve Yaeger and Managing Editor Suki Dardarian of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis discuss the challenges and benefits of hosting live events. Yaeger wrote about the Star Tribune's successful efforts in event hosting for the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative. Read his full report here.

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IAJ partners with API on new podcast mini-series

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0000

It’s All Journalism is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the American Press Institute to produce a mini-series of podcasts around API’s Better News Initiative, which shares stories from newsrooms who are transforming themselves. Better News the podcast will appear as special episodes in the It’s All Journalism podcast feed, with the first episode debuting on Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Investigative reporter exposes injustice in civil rights-era murder case

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Jerry Mitchell, a 30-year investigative reporter who now runs the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, joins producer Michael O'Connell to explain why cold cases and lapses in justice should never be shrugged off and left to history.

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Young women lead the conversation about periods, sexism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Producer Michael O'Connell is joined by the energetic and wise-beyond-their-years young women of Bronx Prep Middle School about their new and award-winning podcast series, Sssh! Periods, who refuse to accept that menstruation is something to be ashamed of or unnatural.

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Don't be intimidated by the rich and powerful

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Dan Primack has covered the business world for about 20 years, reporting on big players in the industry as well as startups. He joins producer Michael O'Connell to explain why the cliché about rich people putting their pants on one leg at a time is an important one for reporters to remember when covering major players in big business.

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NewsGuard uses people not algorithms to sniff out fake news

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0000

NewsGuard's Eric Effron joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss how his organization uses journalistic principles and standards to determine which news or opinion websites are trustworthy and which are feeding readers a bunch of junk.

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Finding the truth in a sea of misinformation

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Professor and author Stephen Davis joins IAJ producer Michael O'Connell to explain how a little test he gives students inspired a book on the difficulty young and seasoned journalists alike are having in separating the truth from bad information.

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What is the future of LGBT media?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Trish Bendix, an entertainment and freelance writer for more than 20 years, joins producer Michael O'Connell to shed some light on the shifting state of LGBT journalism.

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5 more podcasts to check out

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0000

In this special podcast, It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell talks to Erica Mandy of The Newsworthy; Chistiane Wisehart of Examining Ethics; Sonja and Alex Overhiser of A Couple Cooks: Small Bites Podcast; Jerod Morris, Andy Bottoms and Ryan Phillips of The Assembly Call; and Paul Gilmartin of the Mental Illness Happy Hour.

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The Browser seeks out, shares the day's best writing

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Robert Cottrell, editor and founder of The Browser, joins producer Michael O'Connell to explain the difference between being a content aggregator and a curator and why the best and most lasting journalism isn't likely to be focused on the day's events.

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New true-crime podcast tackles 'An American Nightmare'

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Reporters Meghan Cloherty and Jack Moore join IAJ producer Michael O'Connell in studio to talk about their new true-crime podcast, 22 hours: An American Nightmare. They discuss what it was like covering the 2015 home invasion and murder case for WTOP News Radio in Washington, D.C., and the challenges they faced turning the story into a 10-part podcast series.

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Reporter uses pop-up newsrooms to amplify Philly's unheard voices

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 30 May 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Helen Ubiñas, a columnist and reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, joins producer Michael O'Connell to share the joy of showing up at events to talk with people about journalism and the importance of knowing your audience -- and bringing chocolate.

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How to cover diversity, political division in a divided America

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 23 May 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Farai Chideya, a fellow at the MIT Media Lab and journalism program officer at the Ford Foundation, discusses with producer Michael O'Connell the challenges journalists face in covering diversity and political division in a divided America.

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Keeping print alive in Toronto's West End

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 16 May 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Dave Bidini, an author of 13 books and founding member of the Canadian band the Rheostatics, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss his latest venture, the monthly West End Phoenix newspaper in Toronto, featuring pieces from award-winning authors, writers, playwrights and poets who live in the neighborhood.

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Branded content and the battle for your audience's trust

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 09 May 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Melanie Deziel, founder of StoryFuel, talks with producer Michael O'Connell about the challenges facing newsrooms that are creating branded content. The conversation addresses the impact that tech giants like Facebook and Google have on what you read and the importance of accurately measuring how readers engage with your content online.?

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#355 All the news that fits in 10 minutes

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 02 May 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Erica Mandy, the host of the NewsWorthy podcast, joins producer Michael O'Connell to explain why compact but well-explained news podcasts are not just the wave of the future but the best way to keep people informed in the present, and how 10 minutes is all anyone really needs to stay aware of the world.

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#354 Misinformation, deep fake videos and the peril of mismanaged AI

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Amy Webb, a quantitative futurist and founder of the Future Today Institute, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss trends in media, her frustration with the lack of response to deep fake videos and why the United States could learn from China when it comes to collaboration on artificial intelligence.

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#353 Reveal sues ICE for not responding to FOIA request

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Victoria Baranetsky, legal counsel for the Center for Investigative Reporting and a research fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss the need to sue the government when contracts with private companies of particular public interest aren't provided.

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#352 Students filling a coverage gap for Montana’s Native American country

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Jason Begay and Jeremy Lurgio, faculty for the Native News Honors Project at the University of Montana, join Amelia Brust to detail how they’re teaching students to write meaning stories about the state’s Native American tribes, and what professionals could learn from them.

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#351 Mistrust of the media isn't new, but it's getting worse

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Kyle Pope, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Columbia Journalism Review, joins Michael O'Connell to take a closer look at some of the findings in a recent wide-ranging survey of Americans' trust of the media. The results aren't great.

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#350 Texas law protecting journalists under attack

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0000

In his third visit to the podcast, Kevin Goldberg, legal counsel for the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, joins producer Michael O'Connell to shed some light on anti-SLAPP legislation and why Texas' law, a model for other states, is in trouble. ?

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#349 Reconsidering the editor-reporter relationship

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0000

George Sylvie, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Reshaping the News: Community, Engagement, and Editors, joins producer Michael O'Connell to question whether editors are working with their journalists to ensure their final reporting best serves the audience instead of the writer or sources.

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#348 Decoding metrics means embracing journalism that matters

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0000

Betsy O’Donovan, an assistant professor of journalism at Western Washington University, and Melody Kramer, senior audience development manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, join producer Michael O'Connell to discuss a new report on metrics in journalism from the American Press Institute, why they've always mattered and why veteran journalists will embrace more easily the priorities newsrooms believe matter most.

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#347 How one podcast changed journalism

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Dr. Martin Spinelli, a senior lecturer in media and culture studies within the media, film and music school at the University of Sussex in Great Britain and co-author with Dr. Lance Dann of Podcasting: The Audio Media Revolution, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss how podcasting changed the media world and whether Serial deserves all the praise it gets. ?

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#346 Helping journalists decode research

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Carmen Nobel, a program director with Journalist's Resource, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss why the name is a bit of a misnomer and how a tool designed to help reporters find credible research comes up with tip sheets to make reporting better.?

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#345 HARO connects reporters and sources in a snap

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Kristen Sala and Allison Richard join producer Michael O'Connell to explain their service, Help A Reporter Out, which connects reporters with expert sources that are guaranteed to be helpful and responsive.

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#343 Leave Facebook and fake news wins

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Friend of the podcast Mandy Jenkins returns to talk with producer Michael O'Connell about why journalists who leave Facebook due to fake news or other controversies are just helping the bad guys win.?

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#342 Moving the State of Digital Publishing forward

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Vahe Arabian, host of the State of Digital Publishing podcast and an author at the website of the same name, talks with producer Michael O'Connell about the importance of a shared SEO policy and practices across a publication and why building networks is a valuable investment.

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#341 Use a little Shoeleather to find freelancers

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Freelance journalist Sarah Baird joins producer Michael O'Connell to explain the impetus behind Shoeleather, a database of journalists who live outside of major media hubs, and how the inspiration came in part from covering a wrestling match between a man wearing a Make Wrestling Great Again shirt and one called the Progressive Liberal.

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#340 Genre films continue to dominate box office in 2018

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0000

On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, producer Michael O'Connell welcomes WTOP entertainment editor Jason Fraley back to the podcast to discuss his Top 10 movies of 2018. They talk about some of the recent trends in the the film industry and which movies the public came out in droves to see. ?

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#339 Rebuilding trust by peeling back the curtain in newsrooms

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0000

Joy Mayer and Lynn Walsh of Trusting News join It's All Journalism Producer Michael O'Connell to explore why people don't trust the news anymore, why journalists should care deeply about it and how newsrooms and reporters alike can take simple steps to demystify the news process.

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2018 Year in Review

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

On this week's podcast, Producers Nicole Ogrysko, Amber Healy, Amelia Brust and Michael O'Connell discuss their favorite podcast episodes of 2018 and what topics they'd like to cover in the new year. They also count down the most popular episodes of 2018.

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#337 Facebook shakes up how media pros interact with their audience

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, producer Michael O'Connell talks to Jayna Wilcox, senior digital sales strategist for 2060 Digital, about how newsrooms and their marketing departments can improve their audience engagement on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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#336 Data Viz Today follows audio path to visual subject

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Alli Torban , a data visualization designer and host of the Data Viz Today podcast, joins producer Michael O'Connell to explain how her love of maps changed her career and why podcasts made more sense than YouTube for exploring a very visual concept.

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#335 It's time to design newsrooms people want to work in

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0000

On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, Producer Michael O'Connell talks to Dana Coester, a professor at the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University, who recently published a study for the American Press Institute about how some publications are redesigning their newsrooms to make them more collaborative and positive work spaces.

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#334 The Correspondent wants to unbreak the news in the US

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Rob Wijnberg, a founding co-editor of The Correspondent, explains to producer Michael O'Connell how a crowdfunded news outlet that cares more about diving deep than following the headlines is preparing to take on the United States after five years of success in Europe.

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#333 Whose truth are journalists telling and why does it matter?

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Journalists are dedicated to telling the truth, but whose? Stephanie Lepp, an independent artist and host of the Reckonings podcast, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss the difference between telling the truth and telling a broader, varied truth and why one truth won't cover the whole story.

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#331 Investigating abuse by priests in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0000

Charlie Specht, an investigative reporter with WKBW in Buffalo, joins producers Michael O’Connell and Amelia Brust to discuss his months-long work investigating accusations of sexual abuse of children and young men by priests in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

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#330 Lawsuit against Trump aims to counter assault on free press

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:00:00 -0000

On this week's It's All Journalism podcast, host Michael O'Connell talks to Kristy Parker, legal counsel for the Protect Democracy Project, about the lawsuit her organization, PEN America and the Yale School Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic recently filed against President Donald Trump. They discuss why the three organizations think the president's actions are not just out of the norm, but violations of the First Amendment.

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#329— Looking back at the subprime mortgage crisis, 10 years later

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0000

Hard to believe it's been 10 years since the housing bubble burst, sending the stock market into a tailspin. Lisa Rowan, a senior writer and on-air analyst with The Penny Hoarder, and Alex Mahadevan, a data journalist at The Penny Hoarder, discuss their publication's major project The American Nightmare: 10 Years Later with producer Michael O'Connell, detailing how readers were willing to open up about a dark time in their lives and what they've found has changed in the years following.

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#328 Unraveling metrics, subscription models to identify reader revenue

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0000

Gwen Vargo, director of reader revenue with the American Press Institute, joins producer Michael O'Connell to discuss the finer points of how to get readers to first click on the articles reporters spend so much time creating, and then to take it a step further and get them to subscribe.

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#327 Black Dance Magazine aims for January relaunch

editor@itsalljournalism.com (Megan Cloherty & Michael O'Connell) — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0000

On this week's It's All Journalism, Producer Michael O'Connell talks to publisher Norma Porter about the relaunch of Black Dance Magazine, which tells the stories of dancers of color. Porter is running a GoFundMe fundraiser for the magazine, which will relaunch in January.

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