Episodes

588
Oct. 4, 2023

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

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." Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...
587
Sept. 26, 2023

Fault Lines helps journalists recognize, accept and tackle personal bias

Martin Reynolds, co-executive director of external affairs and funding, talks about the Maynard Institute's Fault Lines newsroom diversity and anti-bias training. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
662
Sept. 20, 2023

What print transformation can teach us about media's future

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." Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
585
Sept. 13, 2023

The Chronicle Of Philanthropy adopts nonprofit status

Editor Stacy Palmer talks about The Chronicle of Philanthropy's shift in status to a nonprofit and what that means for the philanthropic community. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
584
Sept. 6, 2023

How to recognize when a governmental investigation is weaponized

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.'" Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
583
Aug. 30, 2023

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

Photographer Fernanda H. Meier discusses the ethical implications of photojournalism and how to report authenticity, while avoiding stereotypes and socially inappropriate imagery. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
641
Aug. 28, 2023

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

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. 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 Tran...
582
Aug. 23, 2023

Investigative reporter exposes junk science behind 911 call analysis

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...
581
Aug. 16, 2023

NYC native reaches worldwide audience via Israel Daily News Podcast

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." Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
580
Aug. 9, 2023

Robert Tornabene hosts podcast for public information officers

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
579
Aug. 2, 2023

How media reporting on firearm violence does more harm than good

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
578
July 26, 2023

Michael Ventuolo-Mantovani: Accidental Journalist

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
577
July 19, 2023

Keystone Student Journalism Coalition transforms digital natives into eager young journalists

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
576
July 12, 2023

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

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
652
July 10, 2023

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

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, Gab...
575
July 5, 2023

Why freelance journalists should join a union

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
574
June 28, 2023

How much do listeners trust news they get from podcasts?

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
651
June 26, 2023

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

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. The Better News podcast is...
573
June 21, 2023

Sports journalism's checkered past in covering mental illness

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." Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
640
June 14, 2023

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

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
571
June 7, 2023

Prison Newspaper Project shares the inside scoop from those inside

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
653
June 5, 2023

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

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 ...
570
May 31, 2023

How media misses the mark in covering trans issues

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.
569
May 24, 2023

Rethinking incarceration, policing subject of new documentary

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. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our 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.