It's All Journalism
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Building relationships for the next generation of reporters
It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by friend of the podcast Doug Mitchell, founder of Next Generation Radio, to discuss the long-lasting importance of relational approaches to journalism, for today and...
The crisis in local journalism is real
It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Steven Waldman, president and co-founder of Report for America, detailing how the organization is helping local news outlets address their coverage gaps and the group's...
She Votes! recounts struggle for women's suffrage
It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Ellen Goodman about She Votes!, the new podcast she's produced with Lynn Sherr of ABC News, exploring the women's suffrage movement and the 100th anniversary of the 19th...
Covering Black communities with nuance and purpose
This week, It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Deborah Douglas, a distinguished visiting professor at DePauw University and author of a recent Nieman Reports article on the new Black press.
Launching a nonprofit newsroom in a pandemic
It's All Journalism Host Michael O'Connell talks to Kelsey Ryan, founder of The Beacon, a Kansas City nonprofit newsroom. They discuss the challenges of launching an independent nonprofit during the coronavirus and how LION Publishers...
Teach journalism to expand a kid's worldview
It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to John Vitti, a veteran of Boston newspapers, about Headliners in Education, a program that teaches students the basics of journalism as a way to expand their worldview and to become...
Hot Pod writer turns Servant of Pod host
Nick Quah, founder of the Hot Pod newsletter and now host of the Servant of Pod podcast, joins It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell to discuss his introduction to the medium and why he decided to pick up a mic.
Now is the time to focus on audience engagement
It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with consultant Fiona Morgan about the importance of newsrooms rethinking and revitalizing engagement efforts to better understand and reach their communities.
California City: Secrets of a desert town revealed
Emily Guerin is the creator of California City, a new investigative podcast from LAist Studios and public radio station KPCC. She tells It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell how a promised boomtown in the middle of desert turned...
Can't find women who know sports? Try harder
Lifelong sports fan Lindsay Gibbs is the co-founder of the Burn It All Down podcast and founder of the Power Plays newsletter. She talks with It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the importance of including women and...