It's All Journalism

It's All Journalism


Latest Episodes

Care about democracy? Then you should care about journalism
August 31, 2022

Teresa Gorman talks to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about how the Democracy Fund's Public Square program is building ecosystems to solve the problem of news deserts. It's also promoting

Can City Cast make locally-focused podcasts work?
August 25, 2022

David Plotz, long-time host of Slate Magazine's Political Gabfest podcast, discusses how City Cast is making smart, daily, local news podcasts and newsletters to help their listeners become better and

Public service reporter tracks ARPA spending in North Carolina
August 18, 2022

Carolina Public Press reporter Shelby Harris investigates how localities in North Carolina are spending American Rescue Plan Act funds on the latest episode of It's All Journalism.

Better News: Nuestro Estado meets needs of Spanish-speaking audience
August 16, 2022

Fernando Soto started Nuestro Estado to provide resources and information about hurricanes to Spanish-speaking residents in Charleston, S.C. As demand increased for this information, Soto, the websit

Baltimore Beat: Black-led paper focuses on needs of Black people
August 11, 2022

While much of the journalism talk in Baltimore has been about the Banner, the Baltimore Beat returned as a biweekly print newspaper on Wednesday . Editor-in- Chief Lisa Snowden shares how the Beat pla

How satisfied are journalists with the job they're doing?
August 04, 2022

For the first time ever, the Pew Research Center asked journalists what they thought of their industry and how satisfied they were with the work they're doing. Senior researcher Jeff Gottfried shares

Internews marks 40 years supporting independent news internationally
July 28, 2022

Internews has helped foster independent media organizations across the globe, including places like Afghanistan and the Ukraine. Jeanne Bourgault tells It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell how I

Myth Detector fact-checks news to stop misinformation from spreading
July 21, 2022

Sandro Gigauri tells It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell how Myth Detector identifies misinformation and works with Facebook to verify false stories and keep fake news from spreading.

Orato uses first-person journalism to tell global stories with impact
July 14, 2022

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Orato World Media CEO Pamela Say and Sam Yehia, the website's founder and publisher, about how Orato uses first-person journalism to report real sto

Better News: How Unapologetically ATL newsletter engages Black readers
July 12, 2022

Like many older metropolitan newspapers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had a problem. After years of looking for readers in the suburbs, the paper found that its majority white audience failed to r