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Michael O’Connell has been writing, editing and producing new stories for print and the online environment for more than 35 years. Currently, he’s the senior digital editor at Federal News Radio in Washington, D.C. For the 10 years, he’s been one of the producers and is the host of the It’s All Journalism podcast, which is available for download every Thursday on Apple Podcasts and on the PodcastOne network. He speaks regularly at journalism conferences about podcasting, and, in June 2017, Routledge Taylor and Francis released his new textbook, Turn Up the Volume — A Down and Dirty Guide to Podcasting. This fall O’Connell will put his research to practical use when he teaches a podcasting class in the weekend M.A. program in Journalism and Digital Storytelling at American University.
Cameron Songer

Better News: How San Antonio Express News Created A Winning Newsletter Strategy

February 14, 2023 Michael O'Connell Best IAJ Interviews of 2023, Better News, Season 11 00:29:43 Comments Off on Better News: How San Antonio Express News Created A Winning Newsletter Strategy

Cameron Songer, the newsletter editor at the San Antonio Express News, shares tips on how newsrooms can improve their newsletter workflow.

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Better News: This pitch to switch to digital even includes softball

January 10, 2023 Michael O'Connell Better News, Season 11 00:25:55 Comments Off on Better News: This pitch to switch to digital even includes softball

The Oklahoman’s David Dishman talks to Better News podcast host Michael O’Connell about some of the strategies the paper employed to help a staff steeped in print traditions adopt a digital-first approach.

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Tia Mitchell

Eyewitness to Jan. 6, 2021 attack looks back 2 years later

January 5, 2023 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 11 00:58:16 Comments Off on Eyewitness to Jan. 6, 2021 attack looks back 2 years later

As the U.S. marks the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, It’s All Journalism is reposting our 2022 interview with Tia Mitchell, the Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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It's All Journalism share's its top interviews of 2022.

It’s All Journalism: Top 10 Interviews of 2022

January 1, 2023 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 11 Comments Off on It’s All Journalism: Top 10 Interviews of 2022

As the It’s All Journalism team begins making plans for 2023, one of the things we like to do is look back at the previous year’s interviews and see which ones our readers responded to the most.

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Kat Downs Mulder

Podcast Debut: Kat Downs Mulder livestream interview

December 29, 2022 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 10 00:30:29 Comments Off on Podcast Debut: Kat Downs Mulder livestream interview

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks to Kat Downs Mulder, the former chief production officer and managing editor at The Washington Post. This interview originally aired Feb. 24, 2022 as a Facebook Live Event to commemorate IAJ’s 500th episode.

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Better News: Revisiting the best stories of 2022

December 12, 2022 Michael O'Connell Better News, Season 10 00:35:59 Comments Off on Better News: Revisiting the best stories of 2022

Kamaria Roberts highlights the accomplishments of the American Press Institute’s Better News Initiative in 2022 and what may be in store for 2023.

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