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.
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Baynard Woods discusses covering police corruption in Baltimore and the new documentary based on the book he coauthored with Brandon Soderberg, “I Have A Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad.”
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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.
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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, among other things, what types of political experts are most likely to be on a journalist’s “roster of expert sources.”
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Thanks to a Freedom Forum grant through Journalism Funding Partners, The Tennessean recently hired Angele Latham as a reporter focused full-time on First Amendment issues. Latham talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how well reporters and the general public know their First Amendment rights.
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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 February 2019 interview with her.
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