The Journalism Salute

On this episode we're joined by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg . Elizabeth is an investigative reporting fellow for The Appeal . The Appeal is a non-profit news organization that writes exposés about the criminal legal system. She's written for other news organizations too. Among the topics she writes about – wrongful convictions and extreme sentences. She has previously worked for The Innocenc...

On this episode we're joined by Kaela Roeder . Kaela is the lead reporter in Washington D.C. and Virginia for Technical dot LY , a national news organization that reports on local innovation economies in the United States, a newsroom that has done so since 2009. Kaela has been with them for 2 years. Prior to that she's had a few different jobs, including one as deputy editor for Street Sen...

On this episode we're joined by Judith Smelser and Abe Aboraya of the News Collaborative of Central Florida. Judith is the president and general manager of Central Florida Public Media . She's been in that job since September 2021. That's the only non-profit news organization in Central Florida. She has experience as a reporter and editor as well as a news director, managing editor, an...

On this episode we're joined by Elaine Díaz Rodríguez. Elaine is the membership director for Tiny News Collective , a non-profit organization whose goal is to equip visionary news entrepreneurs in underserved communities to transform journalism from the ground up, making it more equitable, accessible and connected. She's been with them since last August. Prior to that she worked in a simil...

On this episode we're joined by Chalssea Kate Echegoyen and Karis Tsang . They are the editor in chief and the managing editor of The Varsitarian , the award-winning student newspaper at the University of Santo Tomas , the largest college in the Philippines. Chalssea and Karis described their paths to becoming journalists and explained the state of journalism in the Philippines. They provided...

On this episode we're joined by Jen Russell. Jen is the founder of The Woodbury Warbler , a hyperlocal newsletter covering 5 municipalities in southern New Jersey. She's been producing the weekly newsletter for about a year. She has a full-time job too – she's a paralegal. She's also a fiber artist and digital artist. She is a graduate of Peirce College. Jen explained why she start...

On this episode we're joined by Jackie Llanos . Jackie is an immigration reporter for NOTUS , which stands for News of the United States, a newsroom that covers significant national issues and politics. This interview was taped prior to NOTUS' announcement on March 16 of their plans to rebrand and expand. Jackie has been with them for 6 months on a two-year fellowship. Previously she was a...

On this episode we talked to four early-college student journalists at the College Media Association National Convention in Manhattan: Candice Borowitz (Chatham, Communiqué ), Ellie Sileo (Lehigh, The Brown & White ), Graham Goodman (Ithaca, The Ithacan ), and Rebecca Borlace (Michigan, The Michigan Daily ). The students talked about the kind of journalism they were doing, their best journalis...

On this episode we're joined by Jordan Gass-Poore (GOSS-PO-ray). To try to pin down one job for Jordan is hard. She has 116 projects listed under experience on her LinkedIn page. One expertise is in podcast production and reporting on topics such as climate change and public health but she does plenty of written work too. She's a graduate of Texas State University with a Masters in investi...

On this episode we're joined by Arielle Robinson . Arielle is a Racial Equity Reporter for the Arkansas Times , for whom she's worked for 9 months. This is part of the Report for America corps program She's previously had internships and freelance roles at CNN, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a few other outlets. Arielle is a graduate of Kennesaw State University. Arielle talked a...

On this episode we're joined by Daarel Burnette . Daarel is a senior editor for The Chronicle of Higher Education , where he's been for about 4 years. He's spent virtually his entire 20-year professional career in education reporting and editing for places like the Louisville Courier Journal, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Chalkbeat, and Education Week....

On this episode we're joined by Jerome Johnson , also known as Rome J. Jerome is a culture correspondent with The Triibe . The Triibe is based in Chicago and its goal is to tell more thoughtful stories about Black people, stories that capture the multifaceted essence of their lived experiences, as well as solutions-driven stories that could teach and empower. It's aimed at a Black millenni...

On this episode we're joined by Mikayla Newton . Mikayla is a freelance reporter and anchor in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area often focusing on news and education stories. She's an adjunct lecturer at the University of Maryland. And she's the president and founder of a non-profit aimed at empowering future journalists, The Mikayla Newton Foundation . She is a graduate from Georgia...

On this episode we're joined by Jackson Juzang . Jackson is a student journalist at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. He's quite busy. He's a research and editorial intern at NBC Sports , he's the founder of the Philadelphia Student Press Association, and he's the co-founder of PBJ Productions , whose services include podcasts, films and video series. And he does other things...

On this episode we're joined by Alana Van Der Sluys . Alana is a journalism teacher at Kinnelon High School in Kinnelon, New Jersey. Alana was a guest on episode 16 on this podcast back in December 2020. She's back nearly 250 episodes later to reflect on what happened since, which includes writing a book. Alana is a graduate of Iona University with masters' from there and Montclair Sta...

On this episode we're joined by Stacy Kess . Stacy is a journalist and the founder and head of editorial for Equal Access Public Media . She's a graduate of Indiana University and is based in Boston. The mission of Equal Access Public Media is to make news more accessible to all audiences so that it is more inclusive of those with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and others with accessibil...

On this episode we're joined by David Covucci . David is the editor-in-chief of FOIAball – FOIA standing for "Freedom of Information Act." It's a newsletter that uses public records reporting to investigate college football. As he said- collectives, consultants, cops, contracts, and communications. Whether or not you like sports, I think you'll find this conversation informativ...

On this episode we're joined by Sam Donndelinger. Sam is an investigative journalist and lead designer for Uncloseted Media. Uncloseted Media is a non-profit newsroom started by NYU professor Spencer MacNaughton to do investigative reporting on LGBTQ issues. It has 4 full-time employees and well-followed Instagram , Facebook , and TikTok accounts. Sam has won multiple awards for her reporting....

On this episode we're joined by Ben Chase . Ben is a two-time guest. We talked to him in 2021 when he was a reporter for the Huron Daily Plainsman in Huron, South Dakota (population ~14,000, one-third of which is Hispanic or Asian). Now he's the paper's managing editor, a role he's held for roughly a year … and it's been quite a year as he’ll share. The paper was shut down (bri...

On this episode we're joined by Jules Roscoe . Jules is an independent journalist (freelance writer) who covers labor and technology from a national perspective and politics from a local perspective. Jules has written for (among other places), 404 Media , The Boston Guardian , Vice , Wired , and Matter News , is a 2024 graduate of NYU, and works full-time as a legal proofreader. We talked abou...

On this episode we're joined by Megan Tagami . Megan is a reporter covering education for Honolulu Civil Beat , a non-profit newsroom in Hawaii. She's a native of Honolulu and a 2023 graduate of UCLA with a degree in political science and government.  Megan talked about her entry into journalism, how she overcame her hesitance to ask people questions, explained her writing process, and sha...

On this episode we're joined by Alyssa Rosenberg . Alyssa is a former editor and columnist for The Washington Post . She was at the Post for 11 and a half years, the last year and a half was spent as the letters and community editor. After the Post declined to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election she invited readers to write in. The result was 21,000 letters. And over a 6-mont...

On The Journalism Salute we talk to journalists about who they are and what they do with the intent of showing that journalists are not the enemy of the people. On this episode we're joined by Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg . They are the filmmakers behind Running for the Mountains , a new documentary film about environmental policies and politics and the fight between activists and politic...

On this episode we're joined by A'lauren Gilchrist . A'lauren is a senior at Norfolk State University, an HBCU in Norfolk, Virginia. She is also the student representative at the National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ . A'lauren's experience includes an internship with WAVY 10 News and we talked about the different things she learned, including the importance of having...

On this episode we're joined by Maryam Jameel. Maryam is a graduate of Northwestern and an engagement reporter for ProPublica focused on workers' rights, occupational safety, immigration, and the federal government. Being an engagement reporter means both connecting with your audience and connecting with sources and Marayam is working on a campaign featuring ads on D.C. Metro cars encourag...