It's All Journalism

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by Michael De Dora, Washington advocacy manager with the Committee to Protect Journalists . They discuss the sharp increase in attacks against American journalists in 2020 and what might be in store for the press under a new administration.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newslett...

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by freelance journalist Lisa Khoury to discuss her new investigative piece, The Real Housemaids of Beirut . She reports on the disturbing abuse of domestic workers and maids in Lebanon who have very little protection or recourse against their employers.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly e...

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell speaks with Mazin? ?Sidahmed?, founder of the immigration publication Documented . They discuss how WhatsApp has become Documented’s distribution network and why listening to the immigration and refugee community changed the course of his work.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter . S...

Corinne Chin and Lauren Frohne are video journalists at The Seattle Times . They wrote a piece for Better News on how the Times is using Slack to lower barriers, expose insensitivity, and allow conversations about cultural issues that can arise from their stories. Better News host Michael O'Connell talks to Chin about how newsrooms can use Slack to facilitate similar conversations. The Better News...

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Liliana Lopez, editor of La Estrella de Tucson, a weekly Spanish-language paper in Arizona. They discuss what she learned from the American Press Institute’s Community Listening Fellowship and how she put that information to use to help the Latinx community during the pandemic.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is rejoined by Dave Bidini, co-founder of The Rheostatics and the West End Phoenix, a Toronto-based broadsheet newspaper. They discuss The Americans , a special edition published just before the November election in which ex-pats living in Toronto write about what it's like to observe the U.S. from across the shared border during a difficult time. Keep up...

It's All Journalism honors the memory of Tiffany Shackelford, a long-time friend and supporter of our podcast, by reposting our conversation with her from April 2013. We offer our condolences to Tiffany's family. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell checks in with Sarah Ramantanis in the first of a series of conversations with a handful of previous guests. They discuss her wild first year as a professional writer for Philanthropy Australia and UN Youth Australia and why the year, overall, was a great one for her. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our week...

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Ben Monnie, director of global partnership solutions for news at the Google News Initiative. They discuss Google’s new Digital Growth Program, the latest effort from the Google News Initiative, and other tools to help news organizations thrive in the digital age.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for o...

The Sacramento Bee has used groups outside of mainstream media to attract new readers, gain access to a diverse talent pool of journalists, and elevate the voices of under-resourced communities in the Sacramento area Ryan Lillis is the assistant managing editor at the Bee and Liv Monahan is the editor-at-large of the Community Voices project. We talk to both of them about how the legacy newspaper...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Marcus Harun, a producer at MSNBC, about his new documentary, Essential Journalists: How Coronavirus Changed TV News . They discuss the way in which journalists took matters into their own hands to protect their health, and the health of their teams, during the early days of the pandemic.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journal...

It’s All Journalism  host Michael O’Connell talks to Jack, Nathan, and Ben, better known as The Interview Dudes , about their podcast and interviews with the likes of Ryan Reynolds and Steve Martin. Together they discuss dream guests, how they started their podcast, and how their parents still embarrass them on a regular basis.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, s...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Pacinthe Mattar, a broadcast producer in Toronto, who recently wrote a piece for The Walrus titled "Objectivity is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists." They discuss her belief that there is a two-fold crisis in credibility when it comes to journalists of color covering racialized topics.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All J...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks with Madison Carter, an investigative journalist for the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, WKBW. They discuss her coverage of Black Lives Matter protests in the city this summer and how she tries to incorporate context in all her reporting. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter . See Priv...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Ed Odeven, a sportswriter for Japan Forward, about being an international sports journalist and his new book, Going  15 Rounds with Jerry Izenberg: A Collection of Interviews with the Legendary Columnist. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter . See Privacy Policy at https://art...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks a friend of the podcast, Andrea Wenzel, assistant professor at Klein College of Media and Communication and Temple University, about her new book on community-centered journalism . They discuss the importance of learning a community's priorities and information needs as a way to improve coverage and create better and more tailored solutions.  Keep u...

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell talks with Tina Vasquez, a reporter with Prism and author of a new piece in Nieman Reports titled “ Is Movement Journalism What Is Needed During This Reckoning Over Race and Inequality? ” They discuss movement journalism and how people who practice it aren’t necessarily advocates but are better equipped to present stories from marginalized and underserved...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Jack Shuler, an associate professor at Denison University and author of a new book, This Is Ohio: The Overdose Crisis and the Front Lines of a New America . They discuss the drug overdose crisis in Ohio and how harm reduction practices can help save lives and communities.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign u...

Even in the times of COVID-19, events — done virtually — can still be a useful method for newsrooms looking to build their audiences and promote brand loyalty. Cierra Hinton is the executive director-publisher for Scalawag , a nonprofit media organization launched in 2015 and based in Durham, North Carolina. Recently, she and Alysia Harris wrote an article for the American Press Institute 's Bette...

  It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Mark Simon, a statistics reporter for Sports Info Solutions and host of the platform's baseball podcast. In addition, Simon just launched a media-focused podcast: The Journalism Salute . Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

This week, It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined by Spectrum News reporter Ryan Whalen to discuss the wild lead-up to this year's election and why smart reporters should resist calling races on Election Night.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

It's All Journalism producer Michael O'Connell talks to Lindsay Stewart, a former broadcast news producer-turned-entrepreneur, about Stringr , which allows newsrooms to access a network of 120,000 videographers to help cover the news of the day and beyond.  Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter . See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell is joined by author and editor Elizabeth Mitchell to talk about the interview process and how 1864 is more like 2020 than most people realize. Mitchell also discusses her new book, Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street and the White House . Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our w...

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell is joined this week by Rachel Dissell, a former reporter with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, on her history of covering weighty and emotionally grueling crimes in her home city and the way she addresses the trauma of her subjects. Dissell recently wrote about Trauma Journalism in the Time of Coronavirus for the Dart Center For Journalism and Trauma. Keep up...

In the past decade, media organizations have been awarded an estimated $300 million in grants to fund journalists and journalism projects — and the number of funders and dollars continues to grow. Jane Elizabeth is the managing editor of The News and Observer and The Herald-Sun in North Carolina. She recently wrote a guide for  American Press Institute 's Better News explaining how newsrooms can w...