The broccoli of media-focused podcasts.
Imagine an online community where readers can ask reporters any and all questions they might have about their work, free from the insults and ridicule of trolls. Welcome to The…
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Like so many other younger siblings, Matt Saincome just wanted to hang out with, and be like, his older brother. Since his brother was listening to punk bands from The…
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Jen Sorensen gets hate mail — she has a folder she checks with some regularity — but it’s not quite the pit of despair and misogyny some might expect. “There…
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When politicians and policy makers can’t agree on a basic set of facts, how can they really establish a set of priorities for a nation? When citizens have more difficulty…
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Washington, D.C. is a competitive town where the federal government overshadows almost everything else. But it’s also a regular city, where people with no affiliation to the government live, work…
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Every December, we take a look back at the top 10 episodes of the year and try to glean something of value from the examination. It’s not just for fun….
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The world of journalism has changed a bit since Jennifer Karchmer got her start, but her passion for asking questions and telling stories has only grown stronger. Now an independent…
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What happens when a newspaper owner is ready to retire and there’s no one in line to take over? “As I go around the country and talk to different people…
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Why are some educators better than others at gathering and supplying data about their institutions or students to the press? Whose privacy is protected by barriers to school data reporting:…
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In the past few years, the attacks on journalism – and journalists – have increased. But so too have donations to independent, investigative news organizations, thanks in part to the…
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