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The City uses impactful, mission-oriented journalism to cover New York City

Nic Dawes, executive director of The City, discuses how the independent, nonprofit newsroom fills the gap in local news coverage of New York City, following the closures or shrinkage of the New York Daily News and DNAInfo. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter….

Better News: Live events can help news organizations connect with their communities

Earlier this year, six local news organizations participated in the American Press Institute’s Live Events Sprint for Table Stakes Alumni. The goal of this five-month cohort was to help news organizations design and market live events within their communities. Through the program, Vermont Public planned a series of community picnics to better understand election questions and policy…

631. Chestnut Hill Local seeks to grow readership in underserved communities

Daralyse Lyons, business growth officer at the Chestnut Hill Local, discusses a Lenfest grant of $100,000 to help the paper expand readership and its reader demographic in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How choice can skew the public’s understanding of what is real and what is fake

David Rothschild, an economist at Microsoft Research, is one of the people behind the Media Bias Detector Project, which “Tracks and classifies the top stories published by a collection of prominent publishers spanning the political spectrum in close to real time.”  Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our…

633. AI tests media industry’s ability to add value to the information ecosystem

Klaudia Jaźwińska and Pete Brown of the Tow Center for Digital journalism at Columbia University, discuss the Platforms and Publishers project, which seeks to promote mutual understanding of how emerging technologies are impacting the practice and business of journalism.  Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly…

IWMF offers safety training for US journalists

Elisa Lees Muñoz, executive director of the International Women’s Media Foundation discusses a series of training sessions the foundation is offering for journalists covering political conventions and other news events. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy…

Why not meet people where they are?

Lucy Santerre, social media manager for Maine Public, discusses the role social media plays in public media. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Small but mighty, Richmondside seeks to revitalize local news

Editor-in-chief Kari Hulac talks about Richmondside, the independent, free, nonprofit online news site that launched over the summer. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Newsy Nick and the next stage of journalism’s evolution

Andrew Conte, director of the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University, and graduate student Nick Tommarello share how the Center for Media Innovation is revitalizing local journalism in Pittsburgh. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Digital startup steps up when relentless storms devastate community

Photojournalist Kevin Painchaud is a member of the Lookout Santa Cruz team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for its community-focused coverage of the flooding and mudslides that destroyed thousands of homes in early 2023. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about…

Here Goes Nothing. Here Goes Everything.

It’s like Christmas. You wait and wait and wait, but it never arrives fast enough. But when it finally does, something is wrong. The anticipation has vanished. You feel awkward and a little afraid. This is not the way to start a post about the latest episode It’s All Journalism. But, as we are the…

‘Embracing a wider idea of what journalism is and can be’

Writer and English instructor Lonnie Lee Hood discusses their passion for journalism and their experiences being a trans, freelance journalist in Tennessee. As we count down to our final episode on Dec. 26, visit the It’s All Journalism website, where you can still listen to 12 years of episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Reporting in a world of diminishing trust

Alexander Howard, a self-described earnest advocate for freedom of information, open governance, and digital democracy, talks about his concerns and hopes for journalism and America’s future. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice…

Baltimore Beat builds a pipeline for the next generation of BIPOC journalists

Lisa Snowden, editor-in-chief and cofounder of Baltimore Beat, discusses the importance of serving a diverse audience while developing the next generation of BIPOC journalists. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Little News Collective has big impact on new media entrepreneurs

Amy Kovac-Ashley, the executive director of the Tiny News Collective, talks about developing first-time entrepreneurs in the news and community media space. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Investigative reporting and the future of FOIA

Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter with Bloomberg News, is known for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information to research stories. He discusses the need for greater transparency in public records and his views on the future of FOIA in U.S. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn…

Skepticism is one thing, but pride in not trusting the media is a cynical cop out

Josh Hatch, senior director of digital at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses fake news, misinformation and the evolution of digital news over the last decade. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice…

Prison Journalism Program helps incarcerated individuals find their voice

Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, co-founders of the Prison Journalism Project, discuss the challenges of creating and implementing a journalism curriculum in order to help incarcerated people find their voice and share their stories with the world outside of prison. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about…

A look back at the Better News podcast

Since August 2019, the Better News podcast has highlighted many of the news organizations that featured in the American Press Institute’s Better News Initiative. Better News serves as a platform where local news organizations who participated in the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program can share actionable strategies with others experiencing similar challenges in navigating the…

AI, community building and the future of journalism

Hanna Rifaey, head of strategic partnerships at the Online News Organization, and Meghan Murphy, ONA’s director of programs, talk about the state of digital news, sustainability and ONA’s AI in Journalism Initiative. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at…

Audiences seek personal connections to find their news

Megan Cloherty, senior reporter and 10 p.m. anchor at KOAA5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, talks about her experiences as a broadcast reporter, digital journalist and one of the founding producers of It’s All Journalism. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See…

I did a podcast about journalism for 12 years and this is what I learned

Michael O’Connell, host and one of the founding producers of It’s All Journalism, shares what he learned from the more than 650 conversations he had during the podcast’s 12 years. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find more episodes like this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at…

FFR GM 17 aka SAM-I-AM

WELL, WE TOLD YOU SO! ALL SEASON LONG. WE ARE WHO WE THOUGHT WE WERE. GIANTS INSIDER RODNEY HENDERSON HELPS THE BOYS TO BREAK DOWN THE MEANINGLESS COWBOYS GAME. AND A POSTSEASON PREVIEW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR POSTSEASON RD 1 aka NOBODY’S PERFECT, EXCEPT RODNEY

A SPECIAL TREAT! MARCUS WASHINGTON (@MTCWITHMOOK ) JOINS THE GUYS TO TALK HOYAS HOOPS!  IF YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING HIM ON TWITTER, YOU ARE WRONG!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MAR 3 2023 FFR OFFSEASON aka SNYDER OUTSIDER

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT CLAUDE AND KEVIN THINK ABOUT THE ‘MANDERS OWNERSHIP SITUATION? WELL, THAT’S TOO BAD, CUZ THEY’RE GONNA TELL YOU ANYWAY! aLSO, KEVIN GIVE A REVIEW OF “CREED 3” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR POSTSEASON RD II aka LET THE GAMES BEGIN

THE ‘MANDERS COORDINATOR SEARCH REMAINS OFFENSIVE…IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. GIANTS INSIDER RODNEY IS BACK TO HELP BREAK DOWN THE PLAYOFFS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR FREE AGENCY EDITION aka MOVING DAY

NEVER HAS THE BACKUP QB POSITION KICKED UP SO MUCH DUST! THE GUYS BID TAYLOR ADIEU’, AND WELCOME JACOBY. ALSO, THERE’S A REVIEW OF JOHN WICK 4, FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KILL SOME TIME. (SPOILER…TIME WAS THE ONLY THING JOHN WICK DIDN’T KILL) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy…

FFR WEEK 1 VS ARI aka A FULL HOUSE WINS

A NEW SEASON, A NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP, A NEW HOPE! THANKFULLY THE D LINE BAILED US OUT1 KEVIN AND CLAUDE ARE BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF ‘MANDERS TRUTH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WEEK 3 vs BUF aka SAM I WAS

SEEMS THAT THE TEAM WAS SO DISTRAUGHT THAT WE DIDN’T HAVE A SHOW LAST WEEK, IT AFFECTED THE ON-FIELD PRODUCT. CLAUDE AND KEVIN EXPLAIN WHY THIS GAME WAS LOST AT THE COIN FLIP. ALSO, BIG NEWS ABOUT A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIE REVIEWER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…

FFR WEEK 4 @PHI aka A NEW HOPE

WE WENT TOE TO TOE WITH THE DEFENDING NFC CHAMPS IN THEIR PLACE…AND TOOK THEM TO OT. NOW IF OLY THE DEFENSE CAN HOLD SUMBODY TO 29 POINTS. KEVIN AND CLAUDE TALK Xs AND WHYS. OH, AND GUESS WHO DIDN’T SEE A MOVIE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at…

FFR WEEK 6 @ATL aka DIRTY BIRD GETS THE WORM

I GOT A BAAAAD FEELING ABOUT THIS TEAM. CLAUDE AND KEV BREAK DOWN THE INS AND OUTS OF THE VICTORY (???) OVER THE FALCONS. HEY, RON TOLD US TO DO OUR JOBS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WK 7 @ NYG aka I HATE IT WHEN WE’RE RIGHT

THE CLINICAL DEFINITION OF INSANTY IS DROPPING SAM HOWELL BACK TO PASS OVER AND OVER, AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS. GIANTS INSIDER RODNEY HENDERSON JOINS KEVIN AND CLAUDE FOR A WELL-DESERVED GLOAT. THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD IT COULD MAKE JON ALLEN HAPPY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…

FFR WEEK 8 vs PHI aka SECOND VERSE SAME AS THE FIRST

WELL, IF YOU CHASE A WIN AROUND HERE, YOU’LL END UP IN A COLD SWEAT. GET IT? CHASE? SWEAT? BOTH ARE GONE NOW, AND CLAUDE AND KEVIN TELL YOU WHY, WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, AND WHAT MIGHT BE. HAPPY HOWELLWEEN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…

FFR WEEK 9 @SEA aka RATTLED IN SEATTLE

TO PARAPHRASE THANOS, LOSING THIS ONE SEEMED….INEVITABLE. CLAUDE AND KEVIN TALK DEFENSE, DEVITO, AND THE GREAT JULIE DONALDSON (NOTE TO FLETCHER; TAKE A BREATH EVERY SO OFTEN AND LET JULIE TALK) PLUS A SPECIAL GUEST MOVIE REVIEWER IN THE FIRST BREAK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

FFR WEEK 10 vs NYG aka THE DeVITO TORPEDO

THIS DEFENSE SHOULD BE CALLED THE VACCINE BECAUSE IT INSTANTLY CURES ANY OPPOSING OFFENSE. G-MEN INSIDER RODNEY HENDERSON JOINS THE SHOW TO GLOAT…I MEAN…TO BREAK DOWN THE BREAKDOWN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WEEK 11 @ DAL aka JIVE TURKEYS

THE COWBOYS’ THANKSGIVING FEAST MAY HAVE CAUSED DC A DC. CLAUDE AND KEVIN LOOK AT THE GAME LEFTOVERS, AND DISCUSS THE ARROGANCE OF TODAY’S NFL COACHES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WEEK 12 vs MIA aka TYREEKING HAVOC

ALL OF YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR THIS LOSS BECAUSE NONE OF YOU TOLD THE TEAM THAT TYREEK HILL WAS FAST! THAT’S WHY THEY WERE SO SURPRISED! KEVIN AND CLAUDE DO A DEEP DIVE TO SALVAGE SOME HOPE…AND TO TALK SOUP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

FFR WEEK 15 aka JACOBY won KANOBI

‘MANDER LOSE TO THE JETS…BRISSETT SHINES, SAM STRUGGLES, DEFENSE VANISHES, RON SHRUGS. CLAUDE AND KEVIN TELL YOU……WHY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR SEASON FINALE aka THE FUN HAS JUST BEGUN.

RON OUT…NEW GM IN. WHEW! GIANTS INSIDER RODNEY HENDERSON JOINS THE FUN TO TALK THE COACHING CATAPULT, AND AIRBODY GIVES THEIR PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR POSTSEASON 2024 aka SHAKEN UP, NOT STIRRED

PEOPLE WERE TELLING YOU WHO THE NEW COACH WAS, AND GUESS WHAT? THEY WERE…WRONG!!!   SERVES YOU RIGHT FOR NOT WAITING FOR US!  RODNEY JOINS CLAUDE AND KEVIN TO TELL YOU THE REAL NFL DEAL  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR DRAFT EDITION PT1 aka ITS DANIELS JACK!

NO SURPRISES HERE…THE ‘MANDERS MADE THE SMART MOVE…FOR A CHANGE. RODNEY HENDERSON JOINS KEVIN AND CLAUDE FOR A FIRST ROUND RECAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WEEK 1 @BUCS AKA BAKED BY BAKER

WORLD! YOUR WAIT IS OVER! NOT THE NFL SEASON…BUT THE RETURN OF THE BEST SHOW EVER! CLAUDE AND KEVIN BREAK IT ALL DOWN. LETS NOT PANIC, BUT KEEP YOUR CHUTES READY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WEEK 2 VS GIANTS AKA…”HE AM LEGEND”

THE HEROICS OF ONE MAN’S FOOT HAS CHANGED THE DESTINY OF A TEAM..AND A CITY! (YEAH, I MIGHT GETTING CARRIED AWAY, BUT WE FINALLY BEAT THE G-MEN!) NY INSIDER RODNEY HENDERSON SHAKES OF A TOUGH ONE FOR HIME, BUT A BRIGHT ONE FOR KEVIN AND CLAUDE. SIDE NOTE: B-ROB CAN RUN! Learn more about your…

FFR WEEK 3 @BENGALS aka ATE THOSE CATS

THE BIGGEST PLAYERS PLAY THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE BIGGEST STAGE. JAYDEN IS THE TRUTH! CLAUDE AND KEVIN ANALIZE AND CRITIZED, AND EVEN APOLOGIZE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

FFR WEEK 4 @ CARDINALS aka KLIFF JUMPING

ANYONE WHO EVER SAID “IT’S LONELY AT THE TOP”…OBVIOUSLY HAS NEVER BEEN UP HERE! THE ‘MANDERS ARE SITTING ON TOP OF THE NFC EAST AND ARE SUDDENLY THE DARLINGS OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD CLAUDE AND KEVIN TALK HOW WE GOT HERE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW WE STAY UP HERE! Learn more about your ad choices….

FFR WEEK 5 VS BROWNS aka CLEVELAND ROCKED

WELL IT HAD TO HAPPEN SOMETIME. JAYDEN DANIELS GOT BENCHED (AFTER HE DROPPED 34 ON ‘EM) CLAUDE AND KEVIN TELL YOU WHY LAST YEARS CLOWNS ARE NOW THE TOAST OF THE TOWN! ANYBODY GOT A GOOD RECIPE FOR FRIED RAVEN WINGS? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

FFR WEEK 6 @RAVENS aka OH HENRY!

OKAY, AFTER A HARD DOSE OF REALITY WAS DELIVERED IN B-MORE, TIME FOR THE ‘MANDERS TO MAKE LIKE A SWIFTY AND SHAKE IT OFF. (SIDE NOTE: ARE YOU AS SICK OF THE KELCES AS I AM?) KEVIN HOLDS DOWN THE FORT WHILE CLAUDE IS OUT HORSING AROUND Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

FFR WEEK 7 vs PANTHERS aka MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT

JAYDEN GOES DOWN, MARIOTTA STEPS UP, AND THE PANTHERS ARE BAD. KEVIN AND CLAUDE BREAK IT ALL DOWN, AND GIVE PROPS TO THE GREAT 28! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.