It's All Journalism

Dec 09 2024 378 ep. 30 mins 446
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It’s All Journalism is a weekly podcast about the changing state of digital media. Each episode you’ll hear working journalists talk about how they do their jobs. They also discuss the latest trends in journalism and how they impact our democratic society.

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A look back at the Better News podcast

Dec 09 2024 25 mins  
Since August 2019, the Better News podcast has highlighted many of the news organizations that featured in the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative. Better News serves as a platform where local news organizations who participated in the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program can share actionable strategies with others experiencing similar challenges in navigati

Prison Journalism Program helps incarcerated individuals find their voice

Dec 04 2024 33 mins  
Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, co-founders of the Prison Journalism Project, discuss the challenges of creating and implementing a journalism curriculum in order to help incarcerated people find their voice and share their stories with the world outside of prison. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc

Skepticism is one thing, but pride in not trusting the media is a cynical cop out

Nov 27 2024 40 mins  
Josh Hatch, senior director of digital at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses fake news, misinformation and the evolution of digital news over the last decade. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigative reporting and the future of FOIA

Nov 20 2024 30 mins  
Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter with Bloomberg News, is known for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information to research stories. He discusses the need for greater transparency in public records and his views on the future of FOIA in U.S. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.

Little News Collective has big impact on new media entrepreneurs

Nov 13 2024 39 mins  
Amy Kovac-Ashley, the executive director of the Tiny News Collective, talks about developing first-time entrepreneurs in the news and community media space. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baltimore Beat builds a pipeline for the next generation of BIPOC journalists

Nov 06 2024 37 mins  
Lisa Snowden, editor-in-chief and cofounder of Baltimore Beat, discusses the importance of serving a diverse audience while developing the next generation of BIPOC journalists. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reporting in a world of diminishing trust

Oct 30 2024 50 mins  
Alexander Howard, a self-described earnest advocate for freedom of information, open governance, and digital democracy, talks about his concerns and hopes for journalism and America's future. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find more episodes like this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Embracing a wider idea of what journalism is and can be'

Oct 23 2024 37 mins  
Writer and English instructor Lonnie Lee Hood discusses their passion for journalism and their experiences being a trans, freelance journalist in Tennessee. As we count down to our final episode on Dec. 26, visit the It's All Journalism website, where you can still listen to 12 years of episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here Goes Nothing. Here Goes Everything.

Oct 16 2024 39 mins  
It's like Christmas. You wait and wait and wait, but it never arrives fast enough. But when it finally does, something is wrong. The anticipation has vanished. You feel awkward and a little afraid. This is not the way to start a post about the latest episode It's All Journalism. But, as we are the "broccoli of media-focused podcasts," it's time for you to pick up a fork and eat you

Digital startup steps up when relentless storms devastate community

Oct 09 2024 36 mins  
Photojournalist Kevin Painchaud is a member of the Lookout Santa Cruz team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for its community-focused coverage of the flooding and mudslides that destroyed thousands of homes in early 2023. Visit the It's All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit