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The Journalism Salute

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're an aspiring journalist, you'll learn potential careers to pursue and tips to put to use.If you're an experienced journalist, you'll learn about like-minded members of your profession with notable stories to tell.And if you're not a journalist, we hope

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230. Alan Tai, JEA Student Journalist Of The Year

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/06/24

On The Journalism Salute we interview journalists about who they are and what they do with the intent of showing that journalists are not the enemy. Today we're joined by Alan Tai. Alan just won the Journalism Education Association's Student Journalist of the Year award as a senior at Monta Vista High School in California.Alan talked about his experiences on the student newspaper, El Estoque as an editor-in-chief and also as a writer of features and op-eds. He explained what the school's

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37:20

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Architectural Critic Alexandra...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/06/17

On this episode we're joined by Alexandra Lange. She is a journalist, design critic, author and teacher. She was recently named the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner in criticism for a series of pieces at Bloomberg CityLab about designing cities for families. The judges wrote:For graceful and genre-expanding writing about public spaces for families, deftly using interviews, observations and analysis to consider the architectural components that allow children and communities to thrive.Her portfolio

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Ayaan Shah, Pennsylvania Student Journalist Of The Year

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/06/10

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Ayaan Shah. He's the Pennsylvania Student Journalist of the Year and newly graduated from Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Ayaan and I live in the same county- Lehigh County.Ayaan talked about his journalism interests. He shared the story of covering Joe Biden's appearance in his town and one interview from that experience that stood out. He also told the story of another highlight, covering governor Josh Shapiro's press conference at

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40:28

Justin Baxley. Creator: More Than A Number

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/06/03

On this episode, we're joined by Justin Baxley. Justin is a journalist based in the south who just completed 3 years working as a digital content manager for 13 WMAZ in Macon, Georgia.He is in the process of transitioning to a new journalism job, but we wanted to talk to him now at the suggestion of Kristen Hare, our recent guest from the Poynter Institute. Justin's father Michael was killed in 2017 in what is believed to be a robbery (multiple arrests were made just this February). Justin

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35:22

Roberto Camacho, Freelance Journalist

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/05/27

On this episode we're joined by Roberto Camacho. Roberto is Chicano (an American of Mexican heritage), a freelance journalist who often writes about issues impacting local immigrants, especially Chicanos but touches on other subjects too, like hip hop culture. He is based in San Diego and is a 2017 graduate of Arizona State University.Roberto talked about life as a freelancer, connecting with communities that haven't had good relationships with American journalists in the past, and how he

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36:04

Mollie Simon, Research Reporter: ProPublica

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/05/20

On this episode we're joined by Mollie Simon. Mollie has been a research reporter for ProPublica for the last 5 years, working oftentimes behind the scenes on stories such as ones we've talked to past guests about. She's also been a newspaper reporter in South Carolina and a data researcher for LegiStorm.She is a graduate of the University of Georgia with dual degrees in public affairs journalism and political science. Mollie talked about the skills needed to be a researcher and work

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47:29

Tara García Mathewson, Education Reporter: The Markup...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/05/13

On this episode, we're joined by Tara García Mathewson. Tara is a bilingual reporter covering the intersection of education and technology, particularly the harms within them, both on a national and state level for The Markup and CalMatters.The Markup is a non-profit newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. A motto often within its stories is 'report deeply and fix things.' Its stories combine news reporting and data analysis and 'The Markup Method' means

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38:20

Daniel Newman: Digital Content Producer, Cleveland...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/05/06

On this episode we're joined by Daniel Newman. Daniel is a digital content producer for Cleveland Jewish News in Cleveland Ohio. He's an early-career journalist who also spent a year as a news reporter for the Tribune Chronicle in Warren, Ohio. He's a native of Youngstown, Ohio and a 2023 graduate of Cleveland State University, where he spent a year as news editor of the student newspaper. Daniel discussed his upbringing and multi-layered racial religious background and what he's

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40:37

Miranda Green, Investigative Journalist

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/04/29

On this episode we're joined by Miranda Green. Miranda is a freelance investigative reporter based in Los Angeles. She was the director of investigations at Floodlight news covering corporations and political interests stalling climate action. She's also previously worked for Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Decode DC, CNN, the Hill, and Huffington Post. She's a graduate of George Washington University.I became interested in talking to Miranda after I found stories she wrote about a specific

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34:49

Kristen Hare, Director of Craft and Local News,...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/04/22

On our 221st episode, we're joined by Kristen Hare. Kristen is Poynter Institute's director of craft and local news. She teaches local journalists the skills they need to serve and cover their communities. Previously she covered the people of business and local news for Poynter. She's based near Tampa, Florida. We covered a wide range of topics with Kristen, including what local news looks like in 2025, tips she has for maximizing local news coverage, and how she views the work of

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32:47

Evan Urquhart, Founder: Assigned Media; Community...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/04/15

On this episode we're joined by Evan Urquhart. Evan covers anti-transgender propaganda and transgender news issues for Assigned Media (AssignedMedia.org), an organization he founded. He is also the community manager for Slate's comments section and is a freelance writer with many prominent bylines. And he's currently doing a Knight science writing fellowship at MIT.We interviewed Evan, who is transgender, on Trans Day of Visibility (March 31)Evan talked about why he started Assigned

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30:24

Lizzy Lawrence, FDA Reporter, STAT News

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/04/08

On this episode we're joined by Lizzy Lawrence. Lizzy covers the Food and Drug Administration for STAT News, a subscription-based part of Boston Globe's media newsroom owned by the Boston Globe that covers the frontiers of health and medicine. As they say- "We take you inside the science labs and hospitals, biotech boardrooms, and political backrooms. We dissect crucial discoveries. We examine controversies and puncture hype. We hold individuals and institutions accountable. We introduce

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43:34

Lola Claire, Editor-in-Chief, Hilltop Views (St....

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/04/01

On this episode we're joined by Lola Claire. Lola is a student at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas and the editor in chief of Hilltop Views, the student newspaper there. Lola is also the chair of the Title IX Student Advisory Board at the school.Lola is from southern Louisiana. She caught my attention because of something she's working on. Hilltop Views has a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network for its mental health reporting and she spoke about that at the College Media

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42:21

Denise Watson, Team Editor: WHRO Public Media...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/03/25

On this episode, we're joined by Denise Watson. Denise is an editor at WHRO Public Media in Norfolk, Virginia. For more than 30 years she was an award-winning writer and features and education editor for the Virginian-Pilot. She often writes about race and history.Additionally, she is a journalist in residence at William & Mary, teaching a masterclass there. And she is a fellow at the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.Denise shared many lessons that she applied to her work,

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Leanne Yoon, Journalism Student: Daegu International...

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2025/03/18

On this episode, we're joined by Leanne Yoon. Leanne is the co-editor in chief of the Jets Flyover, the student news website of Daegu International School in South Korea, where she's in her junior year.Leanne also just started writing a column for Nutgraf News, a student journalism newsletter, and she founded High School Press Central, whose goal is to make student journalism accessible to all by connecting high school journalists across the world to share ideas, resources, and

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8 College Student Journalists From The College Media...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/03/11

On this episode, we're joined by eight students who attended the College Media Association convention a series of mini-interviews that ran 2 to 3 minutes each. The students come from schools in Boston, Virginia, Ohio, and CaliforniaIn these interviews we talked about some of their early-career highlights, important lessons they learned, and how being a journalist impacted them as a person.Students interviewed and their salutes:Maeve Bauer (VCU) – Virginia Walker, Woodgrove High SchoolMaren

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Nada Hassanein, Health Care Reporter, Stateline

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/03/04

On this episode we're joined by Nada Hassanein. Nada is a staff writer and health care reporter for Stateline, covering state policy decisions with a focus on inequities. She's been with them for a year and a half. She has previously covered social issues for the Tallahassee Democrat and was also USA Today's national environmental and health inequities reporter. She is a 2015 graduate of the University of Central Florida.Stateline provides free coverage of health care, education, the

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42:37

Delbert (Del) Ellerton, Journalism Teacher, Midtown...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/02/25

It's Scholastic Journalism Week - On this episode we're joined by Del Ellerton. Del is a journalism teacher at Midtown High School, formerly Grady High School, in Atlanta, where he's also the school's track and field coach (he previously coached football too) for a school that has won a bunch of city and region championships.Del is a Mississippi native whose experience includes 10 years as a journalist at places including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Bloomberg News and 22

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44:51

Damaso Reyes: Executive & Investigative Editor, New...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/02/18

In this episode, we're joined by Damaso Reyes. Damaso is both the executive and investigative editor at New York Amsterdam News, one of the oldest Black weeklies in the United States.Damaso has nearly 30 years of experience in journalism. Last year, he won the National Association of Black Journalists Ida B Wells Award. That's given to someone providing distinguished leadership in increasing access and opportunities for Black journalists and improving the coverage of communities of color in

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37:33

Jada Vasser, Human Resources Manager, The State News...

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/02/11

In this episode, we are joined by Jada Vassar, Human Resources Manager for the State News at Michigan State University and host of the award-winning podcast 'All Shades of Chocolate'. Jada discussed her journey into journalism, the impact of her family and upbringing in Detroit, and her various roles at the State News, with an emphasis on her work in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and her current role, which she created. She also shared her experiences with the New York Times

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