Podcast

599. How can journalists and academic researchers find common ground?

Tamar Wilner is a postdoctorate fellow at UT Austin’s School of information, where she works on Co-Designing for Trust National Science Foundation-funded project aimed at tackling the misinformation crisis. She and Valérie Belair-Gagnon recently wrote a report for Nieman Lab on the disconnect between what journalists experience in the newsroom and what academic researchers understand about the news industry.

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598. Empowerment journalism: How to build trust with the community you’re covering

Andie Crossan and Britney Dennison coauthored The Empowerment Journalism Guide. Crossan talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how empowerment journalism can help newsrooms produce “community-engaged reporting.”

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Better News: Tips and strategies for improving community-focused election coverage

David Plazas, director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee, recently wrote a study for the Better News initiative on how The Tennessean created a significant, authentic public service experience around local politics. Read the full study.

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597. J-school students express hope, concern for journalism’s future

Angelica Amegashie, Andrew Herbst, and Beatrice Amune are members of the student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at William Paterson University. The chapter was recently named SPJ’s chapter of the year.

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596. Plight of indigenous people former Army Ranger’s beat

Cyrus Norcross is a former Army Ranger turned Navajo journalist who covers indigenous affairs, specifically missing and murdered indigenous people.

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Better News revisits the best stories of 2023

Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and what may be in store for 2024.

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