It's All Journalism

It's All Journalism


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First year as TV news reporter 'not for the faint of heart'
April 06, 2023

Amanda Denise tells what it's like navigating her first news market after she switched careers in her early 30s to become a television news reporter and weekend anchor at WCTI and WYDO in Eastern Carolina. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All J

Better News: HBCU Gameday grows from passion project to multi-tiered success
April 04, 2023

Steven Gaither launched HBCU Gameday in 2012 on Facebook and Twitter to highlight sports and culture at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A few years later, TV sportscaster Tolly Carr joined Gaither and helped to grow the brand across multiple

561. Diversity a big part of the Chicago Reader's formula for success
March 30, 2023

Tracy Baim explains how the Chicago Reader found success not only by identifying new revenue streams but also by prioritizing diversity in its newsroom staff and leadership.Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for o

560. Documentary exposes police corruption in Baltimore
March 23, 2023

Baynard Woods discusses reporting on police corruption in Baltimore and the new documentary based on the bookhe coauthored with Brandon Soderberg, "I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad."Keep up with the latest news a

559. Data doesn’t have to be a four-letter word for reporters
March 16, 2023

Investigative reporter Samantha Sunne, who co-authored with Mike Reilley "Data Plus Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting," shares tips on how journalists can use data to add more depth and context to their reporting. Keep up with

558. How come political experts in the news tend to be white and male?
March 09, 2023

Dr. Katie Searles, an associate professor of political communication at Louisiana State University, recently co-authored Constructing Political Expertise in the News with Yanna Krupnikov, John Barry Ryand and Hillary Style. The book takes a look at, amo

Mandy Jenkins: Remembering a digital news rockstar
February 26, 2023

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell remembers Mandy Jenkins, a long-time friend of the podcast who died Sunday in her hometown of Zanesville, Ohio. To honor Mandy's memory, we're reposting the audio from our last interview with her from February 20

Scripps program redeploys reporting expertise across broadcast newsrooms
February 23, 2023

Jim Iovino, program director for the Scripps Journalism Journey Initiative, and Neal Bennett, senior talent acquisition partner at Scripps, tell It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about the project's mission to train experienced print reporters fo

Media industry wrestles with racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd's death
February 16, 2023

Independent journalist Emeri Burks interviewed 12 journalists as part of her masters degree work for the University of Missouri School of Journalism.The Donald J. Reynolds Journalism Institute recently published Burks' report about the media industry’s ra