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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.

Better News: Wake-up call inspires newsroom to rethink coverage of Black communities

April 19, 2022 Michael O'Connell Better News, Season 10 00:30:54 Comments Off on Better News: Wake-up call inspires newsroom to rethink coverage of Black communities

Joel Christopher and Brenna McDermott discuss how a wake-up call inspired the Knoxville News Sentinel to change the way it was covering Black communities.

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Better News: How 1 pound of coffee can reduce digital subscriber churn

March 8, 2022 Michael O'Connell Better News, Season 10 00:20:10 Comments Off on Better News: How 1 pound of coffee can reduce digital subscriber churn

COO Terrence Williams tells Better News about the innovative way The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire reduced digital subscriber churn.

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500. Halfway To Episode 1,000; Kat Downs Mulder Redux

February 23, 2022 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 10 00:57:12 Comments Off on 500. Halfway To Episode 1,000; Kat Downs Mulder Redux

To celebrate our 500th episode, we’re sharing our first interview with Kat Downs Mulder of The Washington Post from April 2013.

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Register: Kat Downs Mulder livestream interview

February 8, 2022 Michael O'Connell Blog, Season 10 Comments Off on Register: Kat Downs Mulder livestream interview

It’s All Journalism is hosting a livestream interview on Thursday, Feb. 24 with Kat Downs Mulder, the chief product officer and managing editor at The Washington Post.

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Eric Ludgood of Newsy

495. Newsy aims to deliver just the facts without a political spin

January 20, 2022 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 10 00:23:37 Comments Off on 495. Newsy aims to deliver just the facts without a political spin

Eric Ludgood leads Newsy, a 24-hour news broadcast network that covers the stories of the day without a political slant.

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Best It's All Journalism Episodes of 2021

Top 10 It’s All Journalism episodes of 2021

January 1, 2022 Michael O'Connell Blog, Season 10 Comments Off on Top 10 It’s All Journalism episodes of 2021

It’s All Journalism looks back to see what topics and guests proved to be the most interesting to our listeners in 2021.

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