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

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

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

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 ever-changing, digital-media landscape. In this special episode, Jan Ross Sakian, API's Table Stakes community manager, joins host Michael O’Connell to wrap up the sixth and final season of the Better News podcast. The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and b) share replicable strategies and tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies, and insights.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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 more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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 "broccoli of media-focused podcasts," it's time for you to pick up a fork and eat your vegetables.  This week, the It's All Journalism team discusses a new 10-part series featuring some of our favorite guests. Trust us. This is not an episode you should skip. Listen and find out why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

WITF, the NPR station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania recently started a democracy beat as a way to build trust, counter misinformation and tamp down political rhetoric. Special projects editor Tim Lambert oversees the democracy beat and Scott Blanchard is WITF's director of journalism. They talk to Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell about the origins of the democracy beat and how this new approach impacts the station's election coverage. Read the report Tim Lambert wrote Better News: How WITF is using democracy reporting to build trust and tamp down political rhetoric. The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and b) share replicable strategies and tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies, and insights. For more news about the IAJ podcast, sign up for the weekly IAJ newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

Kiana Cox, senior researcher on the Race and Ethnicity team at Pew Research Center, discusses the recent Pew report entitled: "Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back." 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

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

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 email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices