Mandy Jenkins: Remembering a digital rockstar

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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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.

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May 5, 2018

287. That time of year when reporters count backwards

In the spirit of counting backwards, Jason Fraley, entertainment editor at WTOP in Washington, D.C., and the co-host of the Capital Culture podcast joined It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell in studio to count down the top movies of 2017.

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January 4, 2018

LeBron Hill is an opinion writer for The Tennessean.

Better News: Tennessean engages Black audiences with new initiative

In the latest Better News podcast, opinion columnist LeBron Hill talks to host Michael O’Connell about the report he wrote for the American Press Institute’s Better News Initiative about how The Tennessean is successfully engaging Black audiences with its Black Tennessee Voices project.

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October 5, 2021