Episodes

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

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 e...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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-in...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Poli...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. See Privacy Po...

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.

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. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for 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.