Season 6

These are the podcast episodes and posts published by It’s All Journalism in 2018.

304. Fighting for truth through transparency and sunlight

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.

Read More

303. A public farewell for the very private Tragically Hip

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.

Read More

302. Do give a damn about your reputation

Carey Hennigar, Global VP, Risk & Reputation at Storyful, joins producer Michael O’Connell to discuss the ever-changing and confusing world of protecting and building brand reputations.

Read More
https://aw.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/ItsAllJournalism/mp3/carey_edit_FINAL_7186473b.mp3

301. How about a nutrition label for news truthiness?

For this week’s milestone podcast, producer Michael O’Connell brings back Amy Webb from The Future Today Institute, to talk about her vision for tools that would help media outlets gain trust with “radical transparency” in the shape of a badge verifying the pedigree of an article.

Read More
https://aw.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/ItsAllJournalism/mp3/webb_edit_FINAL_c9a5ca78.mp3

300. The who, what and where of podcasting

The District of Columbia’s rich landscape of podcasting was on display Thursday, April 5, as It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell joined Mary Nichols of the FuseBox Radio Broadcast and Alicia Montgomery of NPR’s Morning Edition and Code Switch, for a panel on podcasting.

Read More

299. Can journalism survive in a post-truth world?

Ed Madison, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon and author of a new book, Reimagining journalism in a post-truth world: How late-night comedians, internet trolls, and savvy reporters are transforming news, joins producer Michael O’Connell to explain why terms like “fake news” aren’t worth acknowledging and how writing cue cards for Mike Douglas made him a better producer.

Read More