The Journalism Salute is a journalism appreciation podcast. We interview working journalists about who they are and what they do.Our aim is to have diverse guests, thoughtful questions, and interesting conversation.If you&#39;re an aspiring journalist, you&#39;ll learn potential careers to pursue and tips to put to use.If you&#39;re an experienced journalist, you&#39;ll learn about like-minded members of your profession with notable stories to tell.And if you&#39;re not a journalist, we hope you&#39;ll garner or further an appreciation for journalists and realize that they are NOT the enemy.Try us! And find us at <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org" rel="nofollow">our website</a> or on <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> and e-mail us at journalismsalute@gmail.com

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On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/lomi-kriel/" rel="nofollow">Lomi Kriel</a> and <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/lexi-churchill/" rel="nofollow">Lexi Churchill</a>.They are 2 reporters on the team of journalists that just won <a href="https://www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-prize-for-state-government-accountability/" rel="nofollow">The Collier Prize</a>, a prestigious award given by The Collier Companies and The University of Florida for investigative journalism and political reporting specific to state governments.The award was given for coverage on reporting on the actions and lack of actions by law enforcement that were responding to a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that resulted in 21 deaths.This team of journalists encompasses reporters from <a href="http://propublica.org/" rel="nofollow">Pro Publica</a>, <a href="http://texastribune.org/" rel="nofollow">The Texas Tribune</a>, and PBS’ documentary series, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/" rel="nofollow">Frontline</a>. Lomi and Lexi are 2 of many who worked on this. They work jointly for ProPublica and the Tribune.The stories we talk about are“Someone Tell Me What To Do,” which describes the police response to the shooting in-depth.<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings/" rel="nofollow">https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings/</a>“Reports Analyzing the Police Response To A Mass Shooting Can Leave Unanswered Questions – If They’re Released At All”<a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/police-reponse-mass-shooting-reports-questions/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/police-reponse-mass-shooting-reports-questions/</a>Lomi and Lexi talked about the 2.5 years of work that has gone into their reporting, explaining both their findings and the challenges they faced in their reporting.They described the collaborative effort, the databases they created, the records requests they filed, and the police interviews and body camera footage they obtained and watched. And they shared the empathy needed to cover a story of this magnitude.They jointly salute: The entire staff of the <a href="https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/" rel="nofollow">Uvalde Leader-News</a>If you wish to watch the documentary, Inside the Uvalde Response, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBofi_etkUo" rel="nofollow">click here</a>.Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill.

They are 2 reporters on the team of journalists that just won The Collier Prize, a prestigious award given by The Collier Companies and The University of Florida for investigative journalism and political reporting specific to state governments.

The award was given for coverage on reporting on the actions and lack of actions by law enforcement that were responding to a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that resulted in 21 deaths.

This team of journalists encompasses reporters from Pro Publica, The Texas Tribune, and PBS’ documentary series, Frontline. Lomi and Lexi are 2 of many who worked on this. They work jointly for ProPublica and the Tribune.

The stories we talk about are

“Someone Tell Me What To Do,” which describes the police response to the shooting in-depth.

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings/

“Reports Analyzing the Police Response To A Mass Shooting Can Leave Unanswered Questions – If They’re Released At All”

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/police-reponse-mass-shooting-reports-questions/

Lomi and Lexi talked about the 2.5 years of work that has gone into their reporting, explaining both their findings and the challenges they faced in their reporting.

They described the collaborative effort, the databases they created, the records requests they filed, and the police interviews and body camera footage they obtained and watched. And they shared the empathy needed to cover a story of this magnitude.

They jointly salute: The entire staff of the Uvalde Leader-News

If you wish to watch the documentary, Inside the Uvalde Response, click here.

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Lomi Kriel & Lexi Churchill: ProPublica & The Texas Tribune

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On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/chatwan_mongkol" rel="nofollow">Chatwan Mongkol</a>.Chatwan is the editor and reporter for The Nutgraf, a newsletter that covers student journalism. He’s also a graduate student at The New School going for his masters degree in Media Management. Chatwan is a 2022 grad of Quinnipiac University.You can find the newsletter at <a href="http://nutgrafnews.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">nutgrafnews.substack.com</a> or <a href="http://bit.ly/thenutgraf" rel="nofollow">bit.ly/thenutgraf</a>Chatwan talked about his journalism path (he was born in Bangkok, Thailand), his brief career as a newspaper reporter, and the types of stories in the newsletter. He also spoke about <a href="https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/2024/03/media-innovators-and-pioneers-join-the-eighth-cohort-of-the-entrepreneurial-journalism-creators-program/" rel="nofollow">a certificate program for journalism entrepreneurs</a> at CUNY-Newmark School that he’s participating in.Newsletter examples<a href="https://nutgrafnews.substack.com/p/student-journalists-covering-dei-changes" rel="nofollow">Student journalists in states where DE&amp;I offices are being eliminated</a><a href="https://nutgrafnews.substack.com/p/unc-pembroke-student-reporters-cover-shootings" rel="nofollow">Students covering school shootings</a><a href="https://nutgrafnews.substack.com/p/2023-top-student-journalism" rel="nofollow">Lesser-known student newspapers that made an impact</a>Chatwan’s salutes: College newspapers at <a href="https://quchronicle.com/" rel="nofollow">Quinnipiac</a>, <a href="https://statenews.com/" rel="nofollow">Michigan State</a>, and <a href="https://www.michigandaily.com/" rel="nofollow">Michigan</a> Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Chatwan Mongkol.

Chatwan is the editor and reporter for The Nutgraf, a newsletter that covers student journalism. He’s also a graduate student at The New School going for his masters degree in Media Management. Chatwan is a 2022 grad of Quinnipiac University.

You can find the newsletter at nutgrafnews.substack.com or bit.ly/thenutgraf

Chatwan talked about his journalism path (he was born in Bangkok, Thailand), his brief career as a newspaper reporter, and the types of stories in the newsletter. He also spoke about a certificate program for journalism entrepreneurs at CUNY-Newmark School that he’s participating in.

Newsletter examples

Student journalists in states where DE&I offices are being eliminated

Students covering school shootings

Lesser-known student newspapers that made an impact

Chatwan’s salutes:
College newspapers at Quinnipiac, Michigan State, and Michigan

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Chatwan Mongkol: Creator, The Nutgraf

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On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://www.rebeccaworby.com/" rel="nofollow">Rebecca Worby</a>. Rebecca is the editorial director for Reasons to Be Cheerful.<a href="http://reasonstobecheerful.world/" rel="nofollow">Reasons to Be Cheerful</a> is a non-profit website and newsletter founded by the musician and artist David Byrne. And it is what it says it is- reporting on news that should make you feel good. Many of these reasons to be cheerful come in the form of smart, proven, replicable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Their newsletter has 135,000 subscribers and the stories in it literally span the globe. Rebecca talked about her journalism path, which includes getting a masters degree in creative non-fiction, and time as an editor of travel guides. She explained what makes a story appropriate for Reasons To Be Cheerful and provided examples of the kinds of stories they like. 1)<a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/make-america-rake-again-leaf-blower-bans/" rel="nofollow">Make America Rake Again</a> – A story about trying to wean people off gas-powered leaf blowers2) One from Vilnius, Lithuania – <a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/befriend-vilnius-mentorship-migrants/" rel="nofollow">about “Befriend Vilnius”</a> a program that provides mentorship to Ukranian migrants.3) <a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/student-journalists-fill-local-news-deserts/" rel="nofollow">How student journalists are stepping up to fill news deserts</a>4) <a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/fishermen-feeding-mainers-unfamiliar-fish/#:~:text=In%20the%20four%20years%20since,is%20near%2Dimpossible%20to%20source." rel="nofollow">Unfamiliar fish helping fight food insecurity</a>And we discussed a piece she wrote for Lithub.com, linking together several crimes – vandalism in national parks, the stealing of Native American artifacts on public lands, and dismantled sculptures. Rebecca&#39;s salutes: <a href="http://hellgate.nyc.com" rel="nofollow">Hellgate</a> and <a href="http://www.hcn.org" rel="nofollow">High Country News</a>Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Rebecca Worby. Rebecca is the editorial director for Reasons to Be Cheerful.

Reasons to Be Cheerful is a non-profit website and newsletter founded by the musician and artist David Byrne. And it is what it says it is- reporting on news that should make you feel good. Many of these reasons to be cheerful come in the form of smart, proven, replicable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Their newsletter has 135,000 subscribers and the stories in it literally span the globe.

 Rebecca talked about her journalism path, which includes getting a masters degree in creative non-fiction, and time as an editor of travel guides. She explained what makes a story appropriate for Reasons To Be Cheerful and provided examples of the kinds of stories they like.

 1)Make America Rake Again – A story about trying to wean people off gas-powered leaf blowers

2) One from Vilnius, Lithuania – about “Befriend Vilnius” a program that provides mentorship to Ukranian migrants.

3) How student journalists are stepping up to fill news deserts 

And we discussed a piece she wrote for Lithub.com, linking together several crimes – vandalism in national parks, the stealing of Native American artifacts on public lands, and dismantled sculptures.

 

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Rebecca Worby, Editorial Director: Reasons To Be Cheerful

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On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymboller" rel="nofollow">Jay Boller</a>. Jay is co-owner and editor of Racket. <a href="http://racketmn.com/" rel="nofollow">RacketMN.com</a> is a writer-owned, reader-funded alternative journalism source for news, arts, and culture in Minneapolis. He has previously worked for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and City Pages. Racket was founded in August 2021.Jay talked about his journalism origin story and Racket’s origin story. He shared examples of his work, including pieces on <a href="https://racketmn.com/life-surge-grace-church-mn-tim-tebow" rel="nofollow">a day at a megachurch’s moneymaking</a> event, <a href="https://racketmn.com/milepost-7-mn-silver-bay-cliffs-expansion-tailings" rel="nofollow">potential environmental pollution</a> near Lake Superior, <a href="https://heavytable.com/ode-to-a-mcdonalds-so-long-to-dinkytowns-public-square/" rel="nofollow">the closing of a popular McDonald’s</a>, and <a href="https://racketmn.com/what-the-hell-has-been-going-on-at-minnesota-public-radio" rel="nofollow">the troubles of Minneapolis Public Radio</a>.Jay also explained how starting a writer-owned, reader-funded journalism business is challenging and not necessarily for everyone. Jay’s salute: <a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/" rel="nofollow">Minnesota Reformer</a> Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Jay Boller. Jay is co-owner and editor of Racket. RacketMN.com is a writer-owned, reader-funded alternative journalism source for news, arts, and culture in Minneapolis. He has previously worked for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and City Pages. Racket was founded in August 2021.

Jay talked about his journalism origin story and Racket’s origin story. He shared examples of his work, including pieces on a day at a megachurch’s moneymaking event, potential environmental pollution near Lake Superior, the closing of a popular McDonald’s, and the troubles of Minneapolis Public Radio.

Jay also explained how starting a writer-owned, reader-funded journalism business is challenging and not necessarily for everyone.



Jay’s salute: Minnesota Reformer



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Jay Boller, co-founder: Racket

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On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://www.thedatekeepers.com/ittooutini" rel="nofollow">Itto Outini</a>. Itto and her husband Mekiya run the website, <a href="https://www.thedatekeepers.com/" rel="nofollow">The Datekeepers</a>. This online platform operates under the idea that stories move mountains and that we need to see better stories about humanity and people overcoming extraordinary odds to make contributions to the world.I should note that Itto is blind. She has a degree in applied linguistics from Mohamed V University in Rabat Morocco and a masters in journalism and strategic media from the University of Arkansas. She is writing a book, Blindness is the Light of My Life. Her backstory is remarkable.Itto talked about her origin story and some of the notable stories she’s written, like one about <a href="https://www.thedatekeepers.com/post/thinker-toiler-sportsman-spry-blind-cricketer-sonu-golkar-is-changing-india-and-the-world" rel="nofollow">a blind cricketer</a> and another about <a href="https://abilitymagazine.com/do-we-really-have-to-go-with-the-flow-the-reality-behind-remittances/" rel="nofollow">how immigrants have to deal with remittances</a> for family and friends. She also shared how some people are more willing to open up to her because of her being blind and how she comes up with story ideas.Itto’s salute: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/nicholas-kristof" rel="nofollow">Nicholas Kristof</a>Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Itto Outini. Itto and her husband Mekiya run the website, The Datekeepers. This online platform operates under the idea that stories move mountains and that we need to see better stories about humanity and people overcoming extraordinary odds to make contributions to the world. 

I should note that Itto is blind. She has a degree in applied linguistics from Mohamed V University in Rabat Morocco and a masters in journalism and strategic media from the University of Arkansas. She is writing a book, Blindness is the Light of My Life. Her backstory is remarkable.

Itto talked about her origin story and some of the notable stories she’s written, like one about a blind cricketer and another about how immigrants have to deal with remittances for family and friends. She also shared how some people are more willing to open up to her because of her being blind and how she comes up with story ideas.

Itto’s salute: Nicholas Kristof

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167. Itto Outini, Blind Journalist- The Datekeepers

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On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://shienkim.wordpress.com/all-work/" rel="nofollow">Shi En Kim PHD</a>. Kim (she goes by her last name) is a freelance science writer who was just awarded a Pulitzer Center fellowship to cover a health and science story in Brazil.Kim has written for many publications including Scientific American and National Geographic. She often covers new research and emerging trends in sciences, tech, the environment, and health and medicine. Kim was born in Malaysia. She is a graduate of Cal Tech who got her doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Chicago. She talked about her non-traditional path to journalism (“One long overcorrection …”), the process by which she comes up with story ideas and reports on stories, how being a journalist has impacted her life, and a new journalism collective project she’s working on, Sequencer. Notable links- Article on precision cancer drugs and access to them<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/precision-cancer-drugs-glitter-with-promise-if-you-can-get-them/" rel="nofollow">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/precision-cancer-drugs-glitter-with-promise-if-you-can-get-them/</a> - Article on the world’s smelliest flower<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/cultivating-the-worlds-largest-stinkiest-flower-is-no-small-task" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/cultivating-the-worlds-largest-stinkiest-flower-is-no-small-task</a> - Article on pesticides and the link to childhood chancer in Brazil<a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/study-links-pesticides-to-child-cancer-deaths-in-brazilian-amazon-cerrado/" rel="nofollow">https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/study-links-pesticides-to-child-cancer-deaths-in-brazilian-amazon-cerrado/</a>- Sequencer<a href="https://www.sequencermag.com/welcome-to-sequencer/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sequencermag.com/welcome-to-sequencer/</a>Kim’s salutes- <a href="http://theopennotebook.com/" rel="nofollow">The Open Notebook</a>- <a href="https://www.janehu.net/" rel="nofollow">Jane C Hu</a>- <a href="https://brent-crane.com/" rel="nofollow">Brent Crane</a> Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Shi En Kim PHD. Kim (she goes by her last name) is a freelance science writer who was just awarded a Pulitzer Center fellowship to cover a health and science story in Brazil.

Kim has written for many publications including Scientific American and National Geographic. She often covers new research and emerging trends in sciences, tech, the environment, and health and medicine.

 Kim was born in Malaysia. She is a graduate of Cal Tech who got her doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Chicago.

 She talked about her non-traditional path to journalism (“One long overcorrection …”), the process by which she comes up with story ideas and reports on stories, how being a journalist has impacted her life, and a new journalism collective project she’s working on, Sequencer.

 Notable links

- Article on precision cancer drugs and access to them

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/precision-cancer-drugs-glitter-with-promise-if-you-can-get-them/ 

- Article on the world’s smelliest flower

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/cultivating-the-worlds-largest-stinkiest-flower-is-no-small-task 

- Article on pesticides and the link to childhood chancer in Brazil

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/study-links-pesticides-to-child-cancer-deaths-in-brazilian-amazon-cerrado/

- Sequencer

https://www.sequencermag.com/welcome-to-sequencer/

Kim’s salutes

- The Open Notebook

- Jane C Hu

- Brent Crane



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166. Shi En Kim PHD, Science Writer, Co-Founder of Sequencer

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On this special episode, we talk to a diverse group of journalists at the College Media Association Spring Convention in Manhattan. They speak about their journalism origin stories and their most memorable journalism experiences.In this episode, you’ll hear from CMA president and University of Alabama-Birmingham student media advisor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiealexander" rel="nofollow">Jackie Alexander</a> (1:10), Philadelphia Inquirer reporter <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/author/forman_beatrice/" rel="nofollow">Beatrice Forman (11:27),</a> and 7 college student journalists ranging in age from teenager to 50s: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-david-delcastillo-33429823b" rel="nofollow">JD Delcastillo</a> (Florida Atlantic, starts at 20:48), <a href="https://mcccagora.com/2023/09/10/ashley-atkins/" rel="nofollow">Ashley Atkins</a> (Monroe County Community College, 24:34), <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-gavagan-182829231" rel="nofollow">Audrey Gavagan</a> (Rochester Institute of Technology, 30:02), <a href="https://theithacan.org/staff_name/jacquelyn-reaves/" rel="nofollow">Jacquelyn Reaves</a> (Ithaca College, 33:44), <a href="https://scribe.uccs.edu/paul-czarneck/" rel="nofollow">Paul Czarnecki</a> (University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 38:36), <a href="https://cuchimes.com/author/mmartinez/" rel="nofollow">Megan Martinez</a> (Capital University, 43:01), and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagel-gurreh-a1b581295" rel="nofollow">Sagel Gurreh</a> (Capital University, 47:00)Journalism SalutesJackie Alexander: All student journalists, <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/ccn" rel="nofollow">Center for Community News</a>Beatrice Forman: <a href="https://hellgatenyc.com/about-us" rel="nofollow">Hell Gate</a>, <a href="https://hellgatenyc.com/author/katie-way" rel="nofollow">Katie Way</a>JD Delcastillo: <a href="http://theathletic.com/" rel="nofollow">The Athletic</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/s/wuub-fm" rel="nofollow">ESPN West Palm Beach</a>Ashley Atkins: <a href="https://mcccagora.com/2019/09/08/new-adviser-has-new-adventure/" rel="nofollow">Matthew Bird-Meyer</a>, advisor, The AgoraAudrey Gavagan: <a href="http://propublica.org/" rel="nofollow">Pro Publica</a>Jacquelyn Reaves: <a href="https://theithacan.org/" rel="nofollow">The Ithacan</a>Paul Czarnecki: <a href="https://comm.uccs.edu/teaching-faculty/laura-eurich" rel="nofollow">Laura Austin Eurich</a>, ESPN, <a href="https://twitter.com/annikaschmidt_?lang=en" rel="nofollow">Annika Schmidt</a>Megan Martinez: <a href="https://cuchimes.com/author/asuppes/" rel="nofollow">Adrian Suppes</a>, editor-in-chief, Capital University ChimesSagel Gurreh: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/motaz_azaiza/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Motas Azaiza</a>, Palestinian photojournalist\ Notable Quotes“It&#39;s made me more curious about things I wouldn&#39;t be curious about.”“In these times, it&#39;s so important to be on the right side of history and truth and showing what is happening.”&#34;That she got tears in her eyes from reading her own story that I wrote made me feel really good.”Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this special episode, we talk to a diverse group of journalists at the College Media Association Spring Convention in Manhattan. They speak about their journalism origin stories and their most memorable journalism experiences.

In this episode, you’ll hear from CMA president and University of Alabama-Birmingham student media advisor Jackie Alexander (:54), Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Beatrice Forman (11:11), and 7 college student journalists ranging in age from teenager to 50s: JD Delcastillo (Florida Atlantic, starts at 20:32), Ashley Atkins (Monroe County Community College, 24:18), Audrey Gavagan (Rochester Institute of Technology, 29:46), Jacquelyn Reaves (Ithaca College, 33:28), Paul Czarnecki (University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 38:20), Megan Martinez (Capital University, 42:45), and Sagel Gurreh (Capital University, 46:44) 

Journalism Salutes

Jackie Alexander: All student journalists

Beatrice Forman: Hell Gate, Katie Way

JD Delcastillo: The Athletic, ESPN West Palm Beach

Ashley Atkins: Matthew Bird-Meyer, advisor, The Agora

Audrey Gavagan: Pro Publica

Jacquelyn Reaves: The Ithacan

Paul Czarnecki: Laura Austin Eurich, ESPN, Annika Schmidt

Megan Martinez: Adrian Suppes, editor-in-chief, Capital University Chimes

Sagel Gurreh: Motas Azaiza, Palestinian photojournalist\



Notable Quotes

“It's made me more curious about things I wouldn't be curious about.”

“In these times, it's so important to be on the right side of history and truth and showing what is happening.”

"That she got tears in her eyes from reading her own story that I wrote made me feel really good.”

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Special Episode: College Media Association Convention Recap (9 Interviews!)

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/3/2/22/d8124cd8-be3b-4f62-b02b-daa1d1ec2529_erin_reed.mp3

On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://www.erinreedwrites.com/" rel="nofollow">Erin Reed</a>. Erin is an independent journalist. She covers transgender issues and anti-transgender legislation for her newsletter, <a href="http://erininthemorning.com/" rel="nofollow">Erin in the Morning</a>, available on Substack. She also does video pieces on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erininthemorning/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@erininthemorn?lang=en" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a>. Erin is transgender and uses the pronouns she/her.Erin explained her entry into journalism, what it’s like to cover and track anti-transgender legislation across the country. She told us about the stories she’s most proud of, ranging from a rebuttal of an erroneous New York Times piece that got more than 4 million pageviews to <a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-zooey-zephyr-i-love-from-the" rel="nofollow">a personal story about her engagement to Montana state representative Zooey Zephyr</a> (who is also transgender. And she shared the names of other people doing a good job covering transgender issues.Erin’s salutes: <a href="https://www.assignedmedia.org/" rel="nofollow">Evan Urquhart</a> of Assigned Media and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karleigh-webb-42249b1b4" rel="nofollow">Karleigh Webb</a> of <a href="http://outsports.com" rel="nofollow">Outsports</a>, as well as the <a href="http://transjournalists.org/" rel="nofollow">Trans Journalists Association</a>. Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Erin Reed. Erin is an independent journalist who covers transgender issues and anti-transgender legislation for her newsletter, Erin in the Morning, available on Substack. She also does video pieces on Instagram and TikTok. 

Erin explained her entry into journalism, what it’s like to cover and track anti-transgender legislation across the country. She told us about the stories she’s most proud of, ranging from a rebuttalof an erroneous New York Times piece that got more than 4 million pageviews to a personal story about her engagement to Montana state representative Zooey Zephyr (who is also transgender. And she shared the names of other people doing a good job covering transgender issues.

Erin’s salutes: Evan Urquhart of Assigned Media and Karleigh Webb of Outsports, as well as the Trans Journalists Association.

Erin Reed, Transgender Journalist, Newsletter Writer "Erin In The Morning"

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/2/11/22/d4ebbb38-926b-405d-950f-92ac4a368377_amir_vera.mp3

On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/amir-vera" rel="nofollow">Amir Vera</a>. Amir is a breaking news editor at CNN and the vice-president of digital at the <a href="http://nabj.org/" rel="nofollow">National Association of Black Journalists</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAmirVera" rel="nofollow">Amir</a> talked about his journalism origin story and his early days living in different parts of the world. He shared the lessons he learned from his college days at VCU and working for two daily newspapers – The Progress-Index and The Virginian Pilot. He explained his roles at CNN, first as a news writer and now as an editor, taking big stories and helping make them easily readable for CNN’s audience. Amir also discussed his work with the NABJ, the organization’s goals for the upcoming year, specifically as relates to advocacy and to helping journalists who were recently laid off. And he talked about what an NABJ convention is like. Amir’s salute: Hyperlocal journalists, like those at The Progress-Index in Petersburg, Virginia. Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Amir Vera. Amir is a breaking news editor at CNN and the vice-president of digital at the National Association of Black Journalists.

Amir talked about his journalism origin story and his early days living in different parts of the world. He shared the lessons he learned from his college days at VCU and working for two daily newspapers – The Progress-Index and The Virginian Pilot. He explained his roles at CNN, first as a news writer and now as an editor, taking big stories and helping make them easily readable for CNN’s audience.

Amir also discussed his work with the NABJ, the organization’s goals for the upcoming year, specifically as relates to advocacy and to helping journalists who were recently laid off. And he talked about what an NABJ convention is like.

Amir’s salute: Hyperlocal journalists, like those at The Progress-Index in Petersburg, Virginia.

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Amir Vera, Breaking News Editor: CNN; vice-president of digital, NABJ

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/2/18/19/a3e3c7e5-d77e-45a0-8241-425497bcd00a_adriana_chavira.mp3

On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/adrianachavira?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow">Adriana Chavira</a>. Adriana is a journalism teacher at <a href="https://www.pearlmagnet.org/" rel="nofollow">Daniel Pearl Magnet High School </a>in Los Angeles. She’s been teaching for more than 20 years She’s also previously worked as a newspaper reporter after graduating Cal-State Northridge.We’re having Adriana on this week because it is Scholastic Journalism Week. The Journalism Education Association is doing and promoting activities all week devoted to bringing awareness to journalism education.Adriana talked about her work as a teacher at one of the smallest schools in the city, one whose demographics are more than half Latino. She explained what she teaches, how she teaches, and the work that the students do in her classes.She also talked about her experience with student press freedom, stemming from a suspension she was given (later rescinded) after defending her students’ rights against administrative censorship.Further details on that can be found here<a href="https://splc.org/2022/09/lausd-withdraws-unlawful-disciplinary-action/" rel="nofollow">https://splc.org/2022/09/lausd-withdraws-unlawful-disciplinary-action/</a> Adriana’s salute: All the state and local journalism education organizations. Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Adriana Chavira. Adriana is a journalism teacher at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Los Angeles. She’s been teaching for more than 20 years She’s also previously worked as a newspaper reporter after graduating Cal-State Northridge.

We’re having Adriana on this week because it is Scholastic Journalism Week. The Journalism Education Association is doing and promoting activities all week devoted to bringing awareness to journalism education.

Adriana talked about her work as a teacher at one of the smallest schools in the city, one whose demographics are more than half Latino. She explained what she teaches, how she teaches, and the work that the students do in her classes.

She also talked about her experience with student press freedom, stemming from a suspension she was given (later rescinded) after defending her students’ rights against administrative censorship.

Further details on that can be found here

https://splc.org/2022/09/lausd-withdraws-unlawful-disciplinary-action/



Adriana’s salute: All the state and local journalism education organizations.



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Journalism Teacher Adriana Chavira (Scholastic Journalism Week)

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/1/28/16/46ac821a-c2d2-49aa-a98b-c32b78315e77_curtis_bunn.mp3

On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="http://www.curtisbunn.com/" rel="nofollow">Curtis Bunn</a>. Curtis is based in Atlanta and writes about race for <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbcblk" rel="nofollow">NBC BLK</a>. He’s been a journalist for more than 40 years, among the highlights: as a sportswriter at the New York Daily News and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, then as a writer and deputy editor for Black newspapers, such as the Atlanta Black Star. He’s from Washington D.C.He’s also had a successful career as a novelist with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Books-Curtis-Bunn/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ACurtis+Bunn" rel="nofollow">10 novels</a> to his credit, as well as co-authoring Say Their Names, How Black Lives Came to Matter in America. And he’s the founder and president of the <a href="http://www.nationalbookclubconference.com/" rel="nofollow">National Book Club Conference</a>, an event for African-American readers and authors that has been running for more than 20 years. Curtis spoke about his entry into journalism, his time covering sports, including 17 NBA Finals and a memorable Summer Olympics in Australia. He noted how covering the NBA was a rare beat on which a young Black journalist had advantages over his counterparts. He explained his transition into an area of journalism that could be more impactful.Curtis spoke about some of the stories he covered. He’s continuously following the issue of <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/reparations-momentum-2023-california-rcna127949" rel="nofollow">reparations</a>. He also shared a story about how Black families are reacting to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/rash-violence-not-deterred-black-parents-keeping-kids-hbcus-rcna121242" rel="nofollow">violence at HBCUs</a> and talked about the experience he and his wife had <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/reporter-recounts-sleeping-in-cabins-of-former-south-carolina-plantation-162952261841" rel="nofollow">staying overnight at a former slave plantation</a>.Curtis’ salute: <a href="http://nabj.org/" rel="nofollow">The National Association of Black Journalists</a> Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Curtis Bunn. Curtis is based in Atlanta and writes about race for NBC BLK. He’s been a journalist for more than 40 years, among the highlights: as a sportswriter at the New York Daily News and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, then as a writer and deputy editor for Black newspapers, such as the Atlanta Black Star. He’s from Washington D.C.

He’s also had a successful career as a novelist with 10 novels to his credit, as well as co-authoring Say Their Names, How Black Lives Came to Matter in America. And he’s the founder and president of the National Book Club Conference, an event for African-American readers and authors that has been running for more than 20 years. 

Curtis spoke about his entry into journalism, his time covering sports, including 17 NBA Finals and a memorable Summer Olympics in Australia. He noted how covering the NBA was a rare beat on which a young Black journalist had advantages over his counterparts. He explained his transition into an area of journalism that could be more impactful.

Curtis spoke about some of the stories he covered. He’s continuously following the issue of reparations. He also shared a story about how Black families are reacting to violence at HBCUs and talked about the experience he and his wife had staying overnight at a former slave plantation.

Curtis’ salute: The National Association of Black Journalists

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Curtis Bunn, Reporter: NBC BLK

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/1/28/16/ee3bdf63-4651-40e8-a0a1-8fb368091e9f_adrienne_johnson_martin.mp3

On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://mlk50.com/author/adrienne-martin/" rel="nofollow">Adrienne Johnson Martin</a>. Adrienne is the executive editor at <a href="http://mlk50.com/" rel="nofollow">MLK50.com</a>. Adrienne has been an editor for more than 30 years for The Los Angeles Times, The Raleigh News and Observer, Duke Magazine, and now MLK50, which she’s been with for 2.5 years. She’s a graduate of Syracuse with a masters from Columbia Journalism.MLK 50 was founded by Wendi Thomas, a longtime columnist and managing editor at the Memphis Commercial Appeal. It focuses on poverty, power and public policy in Memphis and the systems that make it hard for workers to make ends meet – issues that Martin Luther King cared deeply about.Adrienne talked about her career path and the many things she learned from her stops on the road to MLK50. She explained how the newsroom measures success not just in the amount of readership, but in how its stories move the community forward. And she talked about her editor’s notes, which are meant to convey a journey of understanding and learning. She addressed two pieces in particular, one about <a href="https://mlk50.com/2024/01/17/coretta-scott-king-was-no-prop/" rel="nofollow">comments made by actor Jonathan Majors</a> about how his girlfriend should have stood by him like Coretta Scott King and Michele Obama did for their husbands, and another about the idea of <a href="https://mlk50.com/2023/02/14/start-over-and-get-it-right/" rel="nofollow">starting over when it comes to policing</a>. Other links<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carrington-tatum-reporter-mlk50-memphis/id1526063503?i=1000544892413" rel="nofollow">Journalism Salute interview with (now former) MLK50 writer Carrington Tatum</a>Adrienne’s salute: <a href="https://www.lynellgeorge.com/" rel="nofollow">Lynell George</a> and the <a href="https://theiij.com/" rel="nofollow">Institute for Independent Journalists</a>Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Adrienne Johnson Martin. Adrienne is the executive editor at MLK50.com. Adrienne has been an editor for more than 30 years for The Los Angeles Times, The Raleigh News and Observer, Duke Magazine, and now MLK50, which she’s been with for 2.5 years. She’s a graduate of Syracuse with a masters from Columbia Journalism.

MLK 50 was founded by Wendi Thomas, a longtime columnist and managing editor at the Memphis Commercial Appeal. It focuses on poverty, power and public policy in Memphis and the systems that make it hard for workers to make ends meet – issues that Martin Luther King cared deeply about.

Adrienne talked about her career path and the many things she learned from her stops on the road to MLK50. She explained how the newsroom measures success not just in the amount of readership, but in how its stories move the community forward. And she talked about her editor’s notes, which are meant to convey a journey of understanding and learning. 

She addressed two pieces in particular, one about comments made by actor Jonathan Majors about how his girlfriend should have stood by him like Coretta Scott King and Michele Obama did for their husbands, and another about the idea of starting over when it comes to policing.

 

Other links

Journalism Salute interview with (now former) MLK50 writer Carrington Tatum

Adrienne’s salute: Lynell George and the Institute for Independent Journalists

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Adrienne Johnson Martin, Executive Editor: MLK 50

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/1/28/16/ebe20a8c-b868-4a85-96b5-b9a7c6b79b6c_alexa_imani_spencer.mp3

On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://alexaimanispencer.com/" rel="nofollow">Alexa Imani Spencer</a>. Alexa reports on racial health equity for <a href="http://wordinblack.com/" rel="nofollow">Word in Black</a>, a newsroom that frames narratives and fosters solutions for racial inequities in America. It was founded after the murder of George Floyd. She previously worked for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and also writes about maternal health.Alexa talked about her early journalism origin story and how going to Howard University shaped her as a journalist. She shared her experience as a doula, helping women through labor and baby delivery. And she was frank about how covering breaking news stories in Memphis impacted her mental health.We went through different examples of her work, including <a href="https://wordinblack.com/2023/05/how-maternity-care-deserts-put-black-moms-at-risk/" rel="nofollow">a story about black maternity care deserts</a> and an interview <a href="https://wordinblack.com/2022/06/henrietta-lacks-family-is-close-to-getting-justice-for-her-stolen-cells/" rel="nofollow">with the family of Henrietta Lacks</a> (the subject of a book and movie about stolen cells used for medical research). She explained that her goal was to create a catalog of how racism impacted health carte in America and discussed her passion for ethics and training in trauma reporting.Alexa’s salute: <a href="https://nikolehannahjones.com/" rel="nofollow">Nikole Hannah-Jones</a>(also prominently mentioned, Howard University’s Ingrid Sturgis and Dr. Yanick Rice Lamb). Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Alexa Imani Spencer. Alexa reports on racial health equity for Word in Black, a newsroom that frames narratives and fosters solutions for racial inequities in America. It was founded after the murder of George Floyd. She previously worked for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and also writes about maternal health. 

Alexa talked about her early journalism origin story and how going to Howard University shaped her as a journalist. She shared her experience as a doula, helping women through labor and baby delivery. And she was frank about how covering breaking news stories in Memphis impacted her mental health.

We went through different examples of her work, including a story about black maternity care deserts and an interview with the family of Henrietta Lacks (the subject of a book and movie about stolen cells used for medical research). She explained that her goal was to create a catalog of how racism impacted health carte in America and discussed her passion for ethics and training in trauma reporting.

Alexa’s salute: Nikole Hannah-Jones
(also prominently mentioned, Howard University’s Ingrid Sturgis and Dr. Yanick Rice Lamb).

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Alexa Imani Spencer, Health and Race Reporter: Word in Black

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/1/20/16/db41c6cd-e86e-4323-9467-656d2f2071d1_bennet_goldstein.mp3

On this episode, we’re joined by Bennet Goldstein. Bennet covers agriculture and the environment in the heartland for <a href="http://wisconsinwatch.org" rel="nofollow">Wisconsin Watch</a> as part of <a href="http://reportforamerica.org/" rel="nofollow">Report for America</a>. He works on the <a href="https://agwaterdesk.org/" rel="nofollow">Mississippi River Basin Agriculture and Water Desk</a> – a collaborative reporting group. He previously worked for newspapers in Iowa and Nebraska.Bennett talked about the purpose of the Ag and Water Desk, which covers 31 states, and the 10 command-prompts that help guide the desk’s mission of covering important, impactful stories. He explained the desk’s collaborative approachHe gave examples of stories he worked on, including- <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/12/wisconsin-cafo-pig-farm-agriculture-town-hogtied-chairman/" rel="nofollow">Opposition to the starting of a pig farm</a> in a small Wisconsin town- <a href="https://thegroundtruthproject.org/great-lakes-pollution-threatens-ojibwe-treaty-rights-to-fish/" rel="nofollow">The pollution in Lake Superior</a>, whose water is important to the fishing industry for the Ojibwe Native American tribe.- <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2022/12/queering-the-family-farm-despite-obstacles-lgbtq-farmers-find-fertile-ground-in-midwest/" rel="nofollow">LGBTQ farmers in the Midwest</a> and how that challenges the traditional husband and wife own the farm, son inherits it stereotype. <a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2022/12/listening-to-lgbtq-farmers-helped-me-reconsider-my-place-in-the-heartland/" rel="nofollow">He also wrote about how doing the story changed his perception about being gay</a> and covering what he covers. And he shared the important (and humorous) role that gossip has played in his career path.We hope you&#39;re inspired by this episode and others we&#39;ve done recently to learn more about Report for America.Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.They are accepting applications to be part of their next reporter class through January 31st.If you&#39;re interested, I recommend visiting their website at <a href="http://reportforamerica.org/" rel="nofollow">reportforamerica.org</a>. And check out the video promoting the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1KTsgFszOV/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Ag and Water Desk</a>.Bennett’s salute: <a href="https://www.lanedegregory.org/" rel="nofollow">Lane DeGregory</a>, Tampa Bay Times Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Bennet Goldstein. Bennet covers agriculture and the environment in the heartland for Wisconsin Watch as part of Report for America. He works on the Mississippi River Basin Agriculture and Water Desk – a collaborative reporting group. He previously worked for newspapers in Iowa and Nebraska.

Bennett talked about the purpose of the Ag and Water Desk, which covers 31 states, and the 10 command-prompts that help guide the desk’s mission of covering important, impactful stories. He explained the desk’s collaborative approach

He gave examples of stories he worked on, including

- Opposition to the starting of a pig farm in a small Wisconsin town

- The pollution in Lake Superior, whose water is important to the fishing industry for the Ojibwe Native American tribe.

- LGBTQ farmers in the Midwest and how that challenges the traditional husband and wife own the farm, son inherits it stereotype. He also wrote about how doing the story changed his perception about being gay and covering what he covers. 

And he shared the important (and humorous) role that gossip has played in his career path.

We hope you're inspired by this episode and others we've done recently to learn more about Report for America.

Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

They are accepting applications to be part of their next reporter class through January 31st.

If you're interested, I recommend visiting their website at reportforamerica.org


Bennett’s salute: Lane DeGregory, Tampa Bay Times

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Bennet Goldstein,  Wisconsin Watch, Mississippi River Basin Agriculture and Water Desk (Report for America)

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/1/6/22/a075c0f0-3d90-437c-8ef7-238ce3127200_andrew_galarneau.mp3

On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/buffalofood?lang=en" rel="nofollow">Andrew Galarneau</a>. Andrew has been a journalist for 35 years and a writer and editor at The Buffalo News for 26 years, 12 years covering covering food. Now he’s gone independent and started his own food newsletter, <a href="http://fourbites.net/" rel="nofollow">Four Bites</a>. He’s also a journalism professor at the University at Buffalo.Andrew talked about the lessons he learned early in his career that have paid off now (including what it was like covering “Nudists for Pat Robertson”). He explained the process by which he reviews Buffalo’s diverse array of restaurants, and how his approach is more that of a scout than critic. He described the importance of <a href="http://instagram.com/buffalofood" rel="nofollow">photos</a> and video to his work. And he went into the factors that led him to quit newspapers and go out on his own as an independent journalist.Andrew’s Salutes: <a href="http://investigativereportersandeditors.org/" rel="nofollow">Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors</a>; <a href="http://propublica.org/" rel="nofollow">Pro Publica</a> Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Andrew Galarneau. Andrew has been a journalist for 35 years and a writer and editor at The Buffalo News for 26 years, 12 years covering covering food. Now he’s gone independent and started his own food newsletter, Four Bites. He’s also a journalism professor at the University at Buffalo.

Andrew talked about the lessons he learned early in his career that have paid off now (including what it was like covering “Nudists for Pat Robertson”). He explained the process by which he reviews Buffalo’s diverse array of restaurants, and how his approach is more that of a scout than critic. He described the importance of photos and video to his work. And he went into the factors that led him to quit newspapers and go out on his home as an independent journalist. 

Andrew’s Salutes: Investigative Reporters & Editors; Pro Publica
 
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Andrew Galarneau: Food Writer, Four Bites

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2024/1/6/21/1cef5827-9e3f-4e18-a45b-bce01d27861c_mallory_carra.mp3

On this episode we’re joined by <a href="http://mallorycarra.com" rel="nofollow">Mallory Carra</a>. Mallory is a journalist, editor and professor who has experience in print, digital, and audio. Among many projects, she’s currently teaching journalism at USC, is the lead producer of the soon-released <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electric-futures/id1718960690" rel="nofollow">Electric Futures Podcast</a>, and publishes a job listings newsletter, <a href="http://westcoastmediajobs.substack.com" rel="nofollow">West Coast Media Jobs.</a>She formerly wrote for Bustle and wrote and edited podcast episodes for Parcast Studios.Mallory talked about what she learned at each of her jobs, from covering the outdoors in Tennessee to coming up with clever ways to handle celebrity interviews at Bustle, to writing first-person experience <a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/i-learned-to-stunt-fight-from-professionals-its-so-much-more-than-throwing-a-punch-11759520" rel="nofollow">taking a stunt-fighting class</a> to writing podcast episodes about September 11, 2001 for Spotify.She also explained the purpose of her newsletter, the current projects she’s working on and why she’s so passionate about pushing for <a href="https://nbcuacademy.com/unpaid-edit-tests-journalism-jobs/" rel="nofollow">paid editing tests</a>.Mallory’s salute: <a href="http://aaja.org/" rel="nofollow">The Asian-American Journalists Association</a> and all journalism affinity groupsThank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>,Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our newsletter- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Mallory Carra. Mallory is a journalist, editor and professor who has experience in print, digital, and audio. 

Among many projects, she’s currently teaching journalism at USC, is the lead producer of the soon-released Electric Futures Podcast, and publishes a job listings newsletter, West Coast Media Jobs.

She formerly wrote for Bustle and wrote and edited podcast episodes for Parcast Studios.

Mallory talked about what she learned at each of her jobs, from covering the outdoors in Tennessee to coming up with clever ways to handle celebrity interviews at Bustle, to writing first-person experience taking a stunt-fighting class to writing podcast episodes about September 11, 2001 for Spotify.

She also explained the purpose of her newsletter, the current projects she’s working on and why she’s so passionate about pushing for paid editing tests.

Mallory’s salute: The Asian-American Journalists Association and all journalism affinity groups

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Mallory Carra, Longtime Journalist; West Coast Media Jobs

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2023/12/17/2/43ed6ad8-0f13-43b9-92e8-90d068e988cb_stephanie_marudas_and_emily_previti.mp3

On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://www.kouvendamedia.com/team/" rel="nofollow">Stephanie Marudas</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/emily_previti" rel="nofollow">Emily Previti</a> of <a href="http://www.kouvendamedia.com/" rel="nofollow">Kouvenda Media</a>.Kouvenda is a non-profit podcast production company that produces narratives for social change.Stephanie is the founder and executive producer. Emily is a data journalist and producer. Together they are the co-creators of their latest project, <a href="https://www.kouvendamedia.com/obscured/" rel="nofollow">Obscured.</a>Obscured covers critical issues that are missed because they are complex, overshadowed and unfold out of the public eye. The most recent project in that series is <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obscured/id1707379300" rel="nofollow">From Words to Weapons</a>, about police trauma survivors.They talked about the production of this podcast series, the interviews they did and the stories they produced. They also detailed some of the behind-the-scenes work that went into things like finding the appropriate music and getting in touch with their interview subjects. And they explained the company’s goals, which go well beyond their download numbers.Emily’s Salute: <a href="https://www.onbeingbiracial.com/" rel="nofollow">On Being Biracial Podcast</a>Stephanie’s Salute: <a href="https://www.pcgvr.org/" rel="nofollow">The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting</a>Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>, Visit our website: <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>)Tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.Subscribe to our Substack- <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute.substack.com</a>And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Stephanie Marudas and Emily Previti of Kouvenda Media.

Kouvenda is a non-profit podcast production company that produces narratives for social change.

Stephanie is the founder and executive producer. Emily is a data journalist and producer. Together they are the co-creators of their latest project, Obscured.

Obscured covers critical issues that are missed because they are complex, overshadowed and unfold out of the public eye. The most recent project in that series is From Words to Weapons, about police trauma survivors.

They talked about the production of this podcast series, the interviews they did and the stories they produced. They also detailed some of the behind-the-scenes work that went into things like finding the appropriate music and getting in touch with their interview subjects. And they explained the company’s goals, which go well beyond their download numbers.

Emily’s Salute: On Being Biracial Podcast

Stephanie’s Salute: The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting

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Stephanie Marudas and Emily Previti, Kouvenda Media

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2023/12/21/2/b10b6204-8ee3-4f78-8362-30622219569c_massarah_mikati.mp3

On today’s episode we’re joined by <a href="https://www.massarahmikati.com/" rel="nofollow">Massarah Mikati</a>. Massarah covers immigrants and communities of color for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She’s been with them for about a year and a half. Prior to that she covered a similar beat in for the Albany Times-Union in New York and the Houston Chronicle.Massarah is Lebanese. She just won an award from the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association. She’s a graduate of The Ohio State University.Massarah talked about her journalism ambitions, which were formed in middle school out of a desire to clarify and humanize the perspectives of the Arab community and then all communities of color.She explained how her job is about both story writing and relationship building. She discussed several examples of her work, including history-themed pieces about <a href="https://inquirer.com/history/inq2/chinatown-history-timeline-development-arena-20231128.html" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia’s Chinatown</a> and <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2021/albany-divided/" rel="nofollow">redlining in Albany</a>. And she shared her thoughts on <a href="https://twitter.com/MassarahMikati/status/1593588221882994688" rel="nofollow">the value of Twitter</a> to journalists of color.Massarah’s salutes:<a href="https://twitter.com/jasenlo123" rel="nofollow">Jasen Lo</a>, Philadelphia Inquirer<a href="https://twitter.com/byEduardoMedina" rel="nofollow">Eduardo Medina</a>, New York Times<a href="https://twitter.com/MonaChalabi" rel="nofollow">Mona Chalabi</a>, The GuardianAll journalists covering the war in Gaza, especially those doing so while losing family members and friendsOther links- <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/agnes-irwin-fires-pro-palestine-employee-20220823.html" rel="nofollow">Award-winning story</a> on Natalie Abulhawa- <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/inquirer-publisher-more-perfect-union-apology-20220216.html" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia Inquirer apology</a> to Black community- Story about <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/world-cup-arab-teams-proud-philadelphia-20221206.html" rel="nofollow">soccer uniting</a> Philadelphia’s Arab community.OutreachPlease send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>Visit our website, <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> And Mark&#39;s website <a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>Subscribe to our Substack <a href="http://journalismsalute.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">JournalismSalute.Substack.com</a>Or tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>.And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On today’s episode we’re joined by Massarah Mikati. Massarah covers immigrants and communities of color for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She’s been with them for about a year and a half. Prior to that she covered a similar beat in for the Albany Times-Union in New York and the Houston Chronicle.

Massarah is Lebanese. She just won an award from the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association. She’s a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Massarah talked about her journalism ambitions, which were formed in middle school out of desire to clarify and humanize the perspectives of the Arab community and then all communities of color. 

She explained how her job is about both story writing and relationship building. She discussed several examples of her work, including history-themed pieces about Philadelphia’s Chinatown and redlining in Albany. And she shared her thoughts on the value of Twitter to journalists of color.

Massarah’s salutes:

Jasen Lo, Philadelphia Inquirer

Eduardo Medina, New York Times

Mona Chalabi, The Guardian

All journalists covering the war in Gaza, especially those doing so while losing family members and friends

Other links

- Award-winning story on Natalie Abulhawa 

- Philadelphia Inquirer apology to Black community

- Story about soccer uniting Philadelphia’s Arab community.

Outreach

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Massarah Mikati, Communities and Engagement Reporter: Philadelphia Inquirer

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pod-public-media-files/2023/12/19/3/cc126e23-25ed-4a0b-a6da-c7e3b8d7d88e_divya_karthikeyan.mp3

On this episode, we’re joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/divya_krthk" rel="nofollow">Divya Karthikeyan</a>, the race and equity reporter for <a href="https://twitter.com/WFPLNews" rel="nofollow">WFPL</a> and the non-profit newsroom Louisville Public Media. Divya is originally from Chennai India and came to the states as a grad student at NYU. She previously worked for a collaborative of stations as Capitol reporter at Kentucky Public Radio.Divya talked about her early interest in journalism and how she found her way both into radio and from India to Kentucky.She shared <a href="https://www.lpm.org/people/divya-karthikeyan" rel="nofollow">some of the many stories she’s covered</a> in the last year ranging from how <a href="https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-10-30/tamika-palmer-fights-for-her-daughter-breonna-taylor-by-opposing-daniel-cameron" rel="nofollow">Breonna Taylor’s mother campaigned in the governor’s race</a> to a behind-the-scenes look at <a href="https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-05-04/behind-the-scenes-latino-immigrants-make-the-kentucky-derby-possible" rel="nofollow">how Latino immigrants impact the Kentucky Derby</a> to <a href="https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-04-12/louisvillians-grapple-with-complex-emotions-after-mass-shooting-and-find-solace-in-solidarity" rel="nofollow">the reaction of a community to a mass shooting.</a>She also explained how it’s hard not to get attached to the stories she covers, how she tries to do stories that acknowledge hard-to-acknowledge feelings. And on a lighter note, she explained how she relates to The Mary Tyler Moore Show.Divya’s salutes: Freelance writer <a href="https://twitter.com/AustynGaffney" rel="nofollow">Austyn Gaffney</a> and also <a href="https://twitter.com/19thnews" rel="nofollow">The 19th</a>We reached a milestone with this interview - we&#39;ve now interviewed a journalist living or working in all 50 states.Thank you as always for listening. OutreachPlease send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>Visit our website, <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> And Mark&#39;s website <a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a> Subscribe to our Substack <a href="http://JournalismSalute.Substack.com" rel="nofollow">JournalismSalute.Substack.com</a>Or tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>. And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On this episode, we’re joined by Divya Karthikeyan, the race and equity reporter for WFPL and the non-profit newsroom Louisville Public Media. Divya is originally from Chennai India and came to the states as a grad student at NYU. She previously worked for a collaborative of stations as Capitol reporter at Kentucky Public Radio.

Divya talked about her early interest in journalism and how she found her way both into radio and from India to Kentucky.

She shared some of the many stories she’s covered in the last year ranging from how Breonna Taylor’s mother campaigned in the governor’s race to a behind-the-scenes look at how Latino immigrants impact the Kentucky Derby to the reaction of a community to a mass shooting.

She also explained how it’s hard not to get attached to the stories she covers, how she tries to do stories that acknowledge hard-to-acknowledge feelings. And on a lighter note, she explained how she relates to The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Divya’s salutes: Freelance writer Austyn Gaffney and also The 19th

We reached a milestone with this interview - we've now interviewed a journalist living or working in all 50 states.

Thank you as always for listening. 

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Divya Karthikeyan, Race & Equity Reporter: Louisville Public Media

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On this episode we’re joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/tfurlong" rel="nofollow">Tim Furlong</a>. Tim is a reporter for the Delaware bureau of NBC’s news affiliate in Philadelphia (<a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/" rel="nofollow">NBC10</a>). He’s also an adjunct professor at Widener University. Tim describes himself as high energy, conversational and versatile. He’s been part of an Emmy-winning team and has been in TV news since 1997.Tim talked about the turning point in his journalism career, walked us through how he covers the stories he covers (he’s unusual for a big-market TV reporter in that he shoots his own footage), discussed the technological advancements in the field, and explained the importance of conversational writing.Examples of stories:1- <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/delaware-memorial-bridge-completes-huge-project-ahead-of-thanksgiving-week/3692938/?_branch_match_id=924791039842211943&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKLsjIzElMSc0B0ol6iQUFejmZedn6LuXuEfmOZoHOrkn2aUnJOZkptp7ljkFGVf7e%2Fl7llsXxVRkFSe6Wzp6e%2FtleJiYe3omleWbGoZ5RuSZuWYnuucbBgUEpnkWRQYFRPq6pgfkAqeDkrXEAAAA%3D&fbclid=IwAR2zOKOJw9s_zhpbG9CIIOkJ44HKaun63UIZm4FjaGm3SQRdIrYRQZLEeQo&utm_medium=share" rel="nofollow">The Delaware Memorial Bridge</a> completing a huge repair project ahead of Thanksgiving2- <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/university-of-delaware-employee-using-her-cheese-making-skills-to-change-lives-overseas/3663948/?fbclid=IwAR2g-bTrZojAS8lPist35yl_6guDXvJBRQlHV9sAjNDKz5rL5C0NBze6Ba8" rel="nofollow">A professor at Delaware visiting Peru</a> to teach cheesemaking to a small village?3- <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/del-state-trooper-charged-in-brutal-assault-of-teen-boy-in-response-to-prank/3654440/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_PHBrand&fbclid=IwAR0x9xelp_IGVHMz6vXHPn56W5UblyPNa_5V2v69TmF5iKWKu7Nyqu66rys" rel="nofollow">A Delaware state trooper could lose his job</a> for punching a handcuffed suspect in response to a prank Tim’s salutes: <a href="http://twitter.com/kwelkernbc" rel="nofollow">Kristin Welker</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteWilliamsNBC" rel="nofollow">Pete Williams </a>of NBC NewsThank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to <a href="mailto:journalismsalute@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">journalismsalute@gmail.com</a>, visit our website, <a href="http://thejournalismsalute.org/" rel="nofollow">thejournalismsalute.org</a> and Mark&#39;s website (<a href="http://marksimonmedia.com/" rel="nofollow">MarkSimonmedia.com</a>) or tweet us at <a href="http://twitter.com/journalismpod" rel="nofollow">@journalismpod</a>. And find us on <a href="http://tiktok.com/journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> at <a href="http://tiktok.com/@journalismsalute" rel="nofollow">@journalismsalute.</a>

On this episode we’re joined by Tim Furlong. Tim is a reporter for the Delaware bureau of NBC’s news affiliate in Philadelphia. He’s also an adjunct professor at Widener University. Tim describes himself as high energy, conversational and versatile. He’s been part of an Emmy-winning team and has been in TV news since 1997.

Tim talked about the turning point in his journalism career, walked us through how he covers the stories he covers (he’s unusual for a big-market TV reporter in that he shoots his own footage), discussed the technological advancements in the field, and explained the importance of conversational writing.

Examples of stories:

1- The Delaware Memorial Bridge completing a huge repair project ahead of Thanksgiving

2- A professor at Delaware visiting Peru to teach cheesemaking to a small village? 

3- A Delaware state trooper could lose his job for punching a handcuffed suspect in response to a prank 

Tim’s salutes: Kristin Welker and Pete Williams of NBC News

Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to journalismsalute@gmail.com, visit our website, thejournalismsalute.org and Mark's website (MarkSimonmedia.com) or tweet us at @journalismpod. And find us on TikTok at @journalismsalute.

Tim Furlong, Delaware Bureau Reporter - NBC10 Philadelphia

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