#175 – Young journalists learning by doing

Stephanie Forshee and Rosie Downey are two young journalists who are enthusiastic about the career path they’ve chosen.

Stephanie Forshee is one of the writers of In Other News: Reporters on Reporting.

They’re so enthusiastic, in fact, that they’ve decided to create a resource for other young journalists — and maybe a few older ones.

In Other News: Reporters on Reporting is a book Forshee and Downey are writing based on a series of interviews they’ve conducted with a dozen or so award-winning media professionals, including Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael J. Berens (now with the Chicago Tribune, formerly of The Seattle Times) and Mara Leveritt, author of Devil’s Knot.

The project is being funded through a Kickstarter campaign, which runs through Dec. 11.

On this special mid-week episode of It’s All Journalism, Producer Michael O’Connell talks to Stephanie Forshee, one of the authors of In Other News: Reporters on Reporting. She talks about here career path from music student to working journalist. She also shares what inspired her and Downey to take on a project like this and what are some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.