It was supposed to be a lighthearted, playful joke in a sports-loving city. The week before the Super Bowl, Michael Telek wanted to have a little fun on a sports story at his CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh. The story was about how the New England Patriots were on their way to a record-tying Super Bowl,…
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It’s the new cool kid thing to do: Declare that the time has come to leave Facebook, complete with a long post about how it’s not working anymore, it’s too corrupted, it’s no longer fun. Mandy Jenkins thinks people, especially reporters, should reconsider. In fact, she says leaving Facebook or social media in general is…
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Vahe Arabian, host of the State of Digital Publishing podcast and an author at the website of the same name, talks with producer Michael O’Connell about the importance of a shared SEO policy and practices across a publication and why building networks is a valuable investment.
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Freelance journalist Sarah Baird joins producer Michael O’Connell to explain the impetus behind Shoeleather, a database of journalists who live outside of major media hubs, and how the inspiration came in part from covering a wrestling match between a man wearing a Make Wrestling Great Again shirt and one called the Progressive Liberal.
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Joy Mayer and Lynn Walsh of Trusting News join It’s All Journalism Producer Michael O’Connell to explore why people don’t trust the news anymore, why journalists should care deeply about it and how newsrooms and reporters alike can take simple steps to demystify the news process.
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Greg Lee, managing editor for The Athletic’s Washington, D.C. edition, joins producer Michael O’Connell to discuss how a lifelong love of sports and a dedication to diversity led him to fulfilling a dream he didn’t even know was a possibility.
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