Journo

Nov 08 2023 19 ep. 33 mins 820
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Journo unpacks the news, so you understand how it's made, disseminated and consumed. Ride shotgun with the world's best journalists as they explore the stories behind the headlines. Nick Bryant brings in-depth analysis of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing journalists and the media industry. Journo is brought to you by Deadset Studios.

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Playing piano in a warzone – Editor Alan Rusbridger on spies, spooks, and breaking the biggest stories of our time

Nov 08 2023 57 mins  
Alan Rusbridger was the editor of The Guardian newspaper when a whistle blower called Edward Snowden reached out with documents suggesting the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US was spying on its own civilians. The extraordinary claims landed them in hot water with governments in both the US and the UK, and ultimately forced Snowden into exile in Russia where he remains today

If it bleeds, bin it — Will your tired news audience click on a constructive news story instead?

Aug 24 2022 29 mins  
Nick Bryant speaks to four solutions journalists on how to re-engage gloom-fatigued news audiences.

From tip-off to pay-off — Inside the minds of the world’s best investigative reporters

Aug 10 2022 36 mins  
Nick Bryant speaks to two very different investigative journalists about the tools of their trade.

From drum and bass to hard news at a viral pace — How Ros Atkins became the voice of reason in global news

Jul 27 2022 32 mins  
“It's the power of the story. It's the same thing, whether it's drum and bass, or much more serious news. If you tell stories that people want to hear the end of, they are much, much more likely to consume your work, whatever it is." Ros Atkins’ relentless experimentation with finding an audience means his stories aren’t just devoured by the news cycle. His team at the BBC pr

Geopolitical football — How cash and culture are shifting the goalposts for sports journalism

Jul 13 2022 30 mins  
“I wasn't just doing what was right. I was doing what was journalistically correct.” Veteran sports reporter Jim Trotter was doing a live cross for ESPN when the host began describing American footballer Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand during the national anthem as “disrespectful to the flag”. Jim had a choice — to let the host’s opinions go unchecked or to report

How Leigh Sales made it to the top of Australian news

Jun 29 2022 38 mins  
“I’ve always stopped to think — well, you're a little brat from the back blocks of Brisbane and you're about to interview Paul McCartney. That is really rare. It’s very, very special.” Leigh Sales is a towering figure in Australian journalism, and after almost 12 years as the anchor of the ABC’s flagship current affairs program, 7.30, she has decided it is time for some

Activism or accuracy — As climate change disrupts the planet, should it upend journalism as well?

Jun 15 2022 34 mins  
In 2021, News Corp’s tabloids in Australia made a stunning announcement. For the month leading up to the Glasgow climate summit, they would be running a nationwide campaign on how to tackle climate change. Cries of hypocrisy rang out from pundits all over — including News Corps’ own — for this seeming about-face on the white-hot issue. So, was it a flash in the pan, or was

Get in the bin “gotcha” — A vote for change in political reporting

May 25 2022 27 mins  
Where to now for political journalism?

From TikTok to Telegram — What is the war in Ukraine teaching journalists?

May 18 2022 37 mins  
“I always say in journalism that everything has changed and nothing has changed," says BBC foreign correspondent Lyse Doucet, who reported from Ukraine's capital Kyiv as Russian tanks rolled into the country. The war in Ukraine shows us that history never ends, and journalists are taking extraordinary risks in composing the first draft. A key battle in this conflict is playing ou

Journo is back

May 11 2022 2 mins  
For the journalists writing the first records of history, this past year has been one for the ages. In season 2 of Journo, foreign correspondents are pulling on their flak jackets and scouring new platforms like TikTok and Telegram to report on the war in Ukraine — and local reporters are taking huge risks to stay in their homes and bear witness to the atrocities of war. It’s t