Episodes

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carrie Melago discusses how Chalkbeat, the education-focused, local newsroom, tracks impact rather than just chasing clicks. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

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." Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. 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 Transform...

Julia Angwin, founder and CEO of Proof News, discusses how journalists can restore trust by adopting a scientific approach to their reporting. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

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. The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Jo...

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subs...

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Pol...

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.