Better News podcast host Michael O’Connell talks to Louisville Public Media’s vice president of content, Gabrielle Jones, about LPM’s new approach to covering the news for and with its Black audiences.
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It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell remembers Mandy Jenkins, a long-time friend of the podcast who died Feb. 20, 2023 in her hometown of Zanesville, Ohio. To honor Mandy’s memory, we’re reposting the audio from our last interview with her from February 2019.
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Alex Howard, open government advocate and former deputy director of the Sunlight Foundation, shares some illuminating thoughts with producer Michael O’Connell about the importance of holding those in power accountable and the role of media in bringing shady intentions and actions into the light.
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Author Michael Barclay discusses his new book on Canada’s Tragically Hip with IAJ’s Amber Healy as part of a book launch party for “The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip” in Buffalo, New York, part of an evening that included reading excerpts from the book and a performance by The Strictly Hip.
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Steve Buttry, longtime educator, journalist and friend of our podcast, died of pancreatic cancer on Feb. 19. He will be missed by the countless journalists whose careers he touched with his steadfast encouragement and enthusiasm for the future of our industry.
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Back in 2008, when President Barack Obama first took office, he pledged to have the most transparent administration in history. He’s fallen a bit short on that promise. Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter with VICE News, was recently honored as part of Sunshine Week, which pays tribute to reporters and advocates who work to bring…
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