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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.
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 Comments Off on Better News: Newsroom partnership benefits Charlotte’s Latino community

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

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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Better News: Killing Zombies On Your Subscription List

June 15, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:32:34 Comments Off on Better News: Killing Zombies On Your Subscription List

John Adams and Alia Beard Rau share the Arizona Republic’s strategy for rooting out digital subscribers who aren’t actively engaged.

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Jim Prather of the Las Vegas Review-Journal

Better News: Las Vegas Review-Journal bets big on Mobbed Up podcast

May 18, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:32:34 Comments Off on Better News: Las Vegas Review-Journal bets big on Mobbed Up podcast

Jim Prather, the Review-Journal’s executive director of programming, discusses the success of the Mobbed Up podcast.

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459. Politico project shows just how white and male statehouses remain

April 29, 2021 Michael O'Connell Podcast, Season 9 00:29:40 Comments Off on 459. Politico project shows just how white and male statehouses remain

Angela Greiling Keane, Renuka Rayasam, and Allan James Vestal discuss Politico’s data-rich project on the lack of diversity in state legislatures.

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Erica Perel and Chrissy Beck

Better News: Nonprofit newsrooms turn rivalry into revenue stream

April 13, 2021 Michael O'Connell Better News 00:20:42 Comments Off on Better News: Nonprofit newsrooms turn rivalry into revenue stream

The newsrooms of The Chronicle at Duke University and The Daily Tar Heel teamed up to create the Rivalry Challenge around the schools’ annual basketball game.

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