The Journalism Salute

On this episode, we're joined by Justin Baxley . Justin is a journalist based in the south who just completed 3 years working as a digital content manager for 13 WMAZ in Macon, Georgia. He is in the process of transitioning to a new journalism job, but we wanted to talk to him now at the suggestion of Kristen Hare, our recent guest from the Poynter Institute.   Justin's father Michael was...

On this episode we're joined by Roberto Camacho . Roberto is Chicano (an American of Mexican heritage), a freelance journalist who often writes about issues impacting local immigrants, especially Chicanos but touches on other subjects too, like hip hop culture. He is based in San Diego and is a 2017 graduate of Arizona State University. Roberto talked about life as a freelancer, connecting wit...

On this episode we're joined by Mollie Simon . Mollie has been a research reporter for ProPublica for the last 5 years, working oftentimes behind the scenes on stories such as ones we've talked to past guests about. She's also been a newspaper reporter in South Carolina and a data researcher for LegiStorm. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia with dual degrees in public affai...

On this episode, we're joined by Tara García Mathewson . Tara is a bilingual reporter covering the intersection of education and technology, particularly the harms within them, both on a national and state level for The Markup and CalMatters . The Markup is a non-profit newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. A motto often within its stories is 'report deeply and fix...

On this episode we're joined by Daniel Newman . Daniel is a digital content producer for Cleveland Jewish News in Cleveland Ohio. He's an early-career journalist who also spent a year as a news reporter for the Tribune Chronicle in Warren, Ohio. He's a native of Youngstown, Ohio and a 2023 graduate of Cleveland State University, where he spent a year as news editor of the student newsp...

On this episode we're joined by Miranda Green . Miranda is a freelance investigative reporter based in Los Angeles. She was the director of investigations at Floodlight news covering corporations and political interests stalling climate action. She's also previously worked for Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Decode DC, CNN, the Hill, and Huffington Post. She's a graduate of George Washingto...

On our 221st episode, we're joined by Kristen Hare . Kristen is Poynter Institute's director of craft and local news. She teaches local journalists the skills they need to serve and cover their communities. Previously she covered the people of business and local news for Poynter. She's based near Tampa, Florida.  We covered a wide range of topics with Kristen, including what local news...

On this episode we're joined by Evan Urquhart . Evan covers anti-transgender propaganda and transgender news issues for Assigned Media ( AssignedMedia.org ), an organization he founded. He is also the community manager for Slate's comments section and is a freelance writer with many prominent bylines. And he's currently doing a Knight science writing fellowship at MIT. We interviewed E...

On this episode we're joined by Lizzy Lawrence . Lizzy covers the Food and Drug Administration for STAT News , a subscription-based part of Boston Globe's media newsroom owned by the Boston Globe that covers the frontiers of health and medicine. As they say- "We take you inside the science labs and hospitals, biotech boardrooms, and political backrooms. We dissect crucial discoveries....

On this episode we're joined by Lola Claire . Lola is a student at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas and the editor in chief of Hilltop Views , the student newspaper there. Lola is also the chair of the Title IX Student Advisory Board at the school. Lola is from southern Louisiana. She caught my attention because of something she's working on. Hilltop Views has a grant from the...

On this episode, we're joined by Denise Watson . Denise is an editor at WHRO Public Media in Norfolk, Virginia. For more than 30 years she was an award-winning writer and features and education editor for the Virginian-Pilot . She often writes about race and history. Additionally, she is a journalist in residence at William & Mary, teaching a masterclass there. And she is a fellow at the M...

On this episode, we're joined by Leanne Yoon . Leanne is the co-editor in chief of the Jets Flyover, the student news website of Daegu International School in South Korea, where she's in her junior year. Leanne also just started writing a column for Nutgraf News , a student journalism newsletter, and she founded High School Press Central, whose goal is to make student journalism accessible...

On this episode, we're joined by eight students who attended the College Media Association convention a series of mini-interviews that ran 2 to 3 minutes each. The students come from schools in Boston, Virginia, Ohio, and California In these interviews we talked about some of their early-career highlights, important lessons they learned, and how being a journalist impacted them as a person. St...

On this episode we're joined by Nada Hassanein . Nada is a staff writer and health care reporter for Stateline, covering state policy decisions with a focus on inequities. She's been with them for a year and a half. She has previously covered social issues for the Tallahassee Democrat and was also USA Today's national environmental and health inequities reporter. She is a 2015 graduate...

It's Scholastic Journalism Week - On this episode we're joined by Del Ellerton. Del is a journalism teacher at Midtown High School, formerly Grady High School, in Atlanta, where he's also the school's track and field coach (he previously coached football too) for a school that has won a bunch of city and region championships. Del is a Mississippi native whose experience includes 10...

In this episode, we're joined by Damaso Reyes . Damaso is both the executive and investigative editor at New York Amsterdam News , one of the oldest Black weeklies in the United States. Damaso has nearly 30 years of experience in journalism. Last year, he won the National Association of Black Journalists Ida B Wells Award. That's given to someone providing distinguished leadership in incre...

In this episode, we are joined by Jada Vassar, Human Resources Manager for the State News at Michigan State University and host of the award-winning podcast 'All Shades of Chocolate'. Jada discussed her journey into journalism, the impact of her family and upbringing in Detroit, and her various roles at the State News, with an emphasis on her work in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&am...

On this episode, we're joined by Eda Uzunlar . Eda is the arts and culture reporter and a news anchor for WSHU Public Radio , an NPR affiliate in Connecticut that covers both that state and Long Island, New York. Eda is a first generation Turkish-American who grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In addition to radio and print work, she's also done illustrations, graphics, and comics...

On this episode, we're joined by DorMiya Vance . DorMiya is a multimedia reporter for WABE , the NPR and PBS affiliate serving Atlanta, Georgia. She's been with them for almost 3 years. DorMiya is a graduate of an HBCU, Fayetteville State University with a masters from Georgia State. She's part of Report for America , a non-profit that provides and helps pay the salaries of journalists...

On this episode, we're joined by Katelyn Vue . Katelyn is a reporter for the non-profit newsroom Sahan Journal in Minnesota covering the immigration and housing beats. She's been with them for a little over 2 years. In 2024 she shared the Young Journalist of the Year award from the Minnesota branch of the Society of Professional Journalists. Katelyn is a graduate of the University of Minne...

On this episode, we're joined by Jennifer Berry Hawes . Jennifer is a reporter for the non-profit ProPublica focusing on criminal justice, religion, race, and the welfare of women and children in the southern part of the United States. Prior to ProPublica, Jennifer was a longtime Watchdog and Public Service reporter for The Charleston Post and Courier . She was part of a team that won a Pulitz...

On this episode we're joined by student journalists Poojasai Kona and Nico Fischer . They are wrapping up their time as this season's hosts for On Our Minds: Election 2024 , a podcast run by the PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs . Poojasai is an 11th grader at Frisco High School in Texas. Nico is an 11th grader at Santa Clara High School in California. You'll also hear from Christin...

On this episode, we're joined by Tony Bartelme . Tony is the senior projects reporter for the Charleston Post and Courier , for whom he has worked for 35 years. He's a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist with one designation in four different categories (explanatory, breaking, feature, and local reporting). He's also the author of 4 books, most recently A Surgeon in the Village, an Ameri...

On this episode we're joined by Diego Mendoza-Moyers . Diego is a reporter covering energy and the environment in western Texas for El Paso Matters for the last 2 years. He's previously worked for papers in San Antonio, Phoenix, and Albany N.Y. He's a graduate of Arizona State University. El Paso Matters is a non-profit news website covering El Paso and the surrounding area in western...

On this episode, we're joined by Isabella Ramírez . Isabella just completed her tenure as editor in chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator at Columbia University and President of Spectator Publishing Company. She is the first Latina to hold that position. She just received the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Student of the Year award. One of the people who nominated her for the awa...