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.” 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 ....
Dec 14, 2023•24 min•Ep. 598
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. O...
Dec 12, 2023•29 min•Ep. 649
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. 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/priv...
Dec 07, 2023•39 min•Ep. 597
Cyrus Norcross is a former Army Ranger turned Navajo journalist who covers indigenous affairs, specifically missing and murdered indigenous people. 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 ....
Nov 30, 2023•28 min•Ep. 596
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. 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 ...
Nov 28, 2023•35 min•Ep. 657
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 ." 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 ....
Nov 23, 2023•27 min•Ep. 595
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. 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 ....
Nov 16, 2023•23 min•Ep. 594
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." 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 ....
Nov 09, 2023•36 min•Ep. 593
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. 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 ....
Nov 02, 2023•39 min•Ep. 592
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." 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 ....
Oct 26, 2023•22 min•Ep. 591
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. 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-sel...
Oct 19, 2023•29 min•Ep. 590
Matthew Powers and Sandra Vera-Zambrano discuss their new book, "The Journalist's Predicament: Difficult Choices in a Declining Profession." 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 ....
Oct 12, 2023•30 min•Ep. 589
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...
Oct 05, 2023•30 min•Ep. 588
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 ....
Sep 27, 2023•35 min•Ep. 587
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 ....
Sep 21, 2023•38 min•Ep. 662
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 ....
Sep 14, 2023•21 min•Ep. 585
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 ....
Sep 07, 2023•33 min•Ep. 584
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 ....
Aug 31, 2023•38 min•Ep. 583
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 Trans...
Aug 29, 2023•21 min•Ep. 641
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-in...
Aug 24, 2023•27 min•Ep. 582
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 ....
Aug 17, 2023•29 min•Ep. 581
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 ....
Aug 10, 2023•31 min•Ep. 580
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 ....
Aug 03, 2023•30 min•Ep. 579
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 ....
Jul 27, 2023•27 min•Ep. 578
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 ....
Jul 20, 2023•33 min•Ep. 577
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 ....
Jul 13, 2023•26 min•Ep. 576
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, Gabri...
Jul 11, 2023•26 min•Ep. 652
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 ....
Jul 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 575
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 ....
Jun 29, 2023•26 min•Ep. 574
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 a ...
Jun 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 651
