Podcast

578. Michael Venutolo-Mantovani: Accidental journalist

Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, who dreamed of becoming a rock musician when he was young, talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how he accidentally started a career as a freelance journalist.

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577. Keystone Student Journalism Coalition transforms digital natives into eager young journalists

Christopher Barnes and Destiny Beck discuss how they launched the Keystone Student Journalism Coalition to bring together students and journalism advisors from middle and high schools across Pennsylvania to share skills and promote journalism.

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576. KILLED: A story has to die to be on this podcast

Justine Harman talks about her podcast KILLED, which pulls the curtain back on the editorial process and forces at play that lead publications to kill a big story.

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Better News: Louisville Public Media makes news for and with its Black audiences

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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575. Why freelance journalists should join a union

Abigail Higgins talks about how the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project is working to improve the working conditions of freelance journalists and why freelancers should consider joining a union.

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574. How much do listeners trust news they get from podcasts?

Elisa Shearer, a senior researcher on Pew Research Center’s News & Information Team, discusses the recent report, “Podcasts as a Source of News and Information,” which reveals how different audiences trust the information they receive from the podcasts.

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