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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.
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491. Bellwether podcast offers journalism with a sci-fi slant

December 9, 2021 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 9 00:29:42

Sam Greenspan, creator of the Bellwether limited podcast series, tells real reported stories inside a speculative fiction framework.

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Better News: Post and Courier philanthropic effort nets $1 million

November 2, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:23:28

Executive Editor Autumn Phillips recently wrote a report for API’s Better News initiative about The Post and Courier’s stellar fundaising effort. She shares the details with host Michael O’Connell on the latest episode of the Better News podcast.

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LeBron Hill is an opinion writer for The Tennessean.

Better News: Tennessean engages Black audiences with new initiative

October 5, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:28:52

In the latest Better News podcast, opinion columnist LeBron Hill talks to host Michael O’Connell about the report he wrote for the American Press Institute’s Better News Initiative about how The Tennessean is successfully engaging Black audiences with its Black Tennessee Voices project.

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Better News: LA Times Creates Compelling Virtual Events During Pandemic

August 17, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:23:38

Samantha Melbourneweaver and Donna Wares share how The Los Angeles Times built a compelling series of virtual events during the pandemic.

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Ju-Don Marshall of WFAE and Hilda Gurdien of La Noticia

Better News: Newsroom partnership benefits Charlotte’s Latino community

July 20, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:23:02

Ju-don Marshall of WFAE and Hilda Gurdian of La Noticia discuss how a partnership helped them better engage the Latino community in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Bonus: Look at This podcast provides forum for DC’s homeless

July 5, 2021 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 9 00:32:43

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell discusses “Look at This,” a podcast series that shares the stories of the homeless men and women who sell the Street Sense newspaper in Washington, D.C. 

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