Podcast

647. Prison Journalism Program helps incarcerated individuals find their voice

Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, co-founders of the Prison Journalism Project, discuss the challenges of creating and implementing a journalism curriculum in order to help incarcerated people find their voice and share their stories with the world outside of prison.

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646. Skepticism is one thing, but pride in not trusting the media is a cynical cop out

Josh Hatch, senior director of digital at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses fake news, misinformation and the evolution of digital new over the last decade.

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645. Investigative reporting and the future of FOIA

Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter with Bloomberg News, is known for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information to research stories. He discusses the need for greater transparency in public records and his views on the future of FOIA in U.S.

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644. Tiny News Collective has big impact on new media entrepreneurs

The Tiny News Collective has nothing to do with in-studio musical performances, but Amy Kovac-Ashley describes it as a platform to help launch aspiring journalism entrepreneurs who want to serve their communities and have a vision for how to do that important work.  “The Tiny News Collective is a group of really exciting early stage…

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643. Baltimore Beat builds a pipeline for the next generation of BIPOC journalists

Two years ago, when Lisa Snowden and her small team were preparing to re-launch the Baltimore Beat, the whole team spent a few days together considering who they wanted their audience to be, the kind of stories that would best serve their audience and how to best reach them.  “I think those conversations served us…

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642. Reporting in a world of diminishing trust

Alexander Howard, a self-described earnest advocate for freedom of information, open governance, and digital democracy, talks about his concerns and hopes for journalism and America’s future.

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