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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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25:03

Journalism Documentary Filmmaker Don Colacino...

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2021/11/30

On today’s show, Mark Simon is joined for an interview by Don Colacino. Don is a filmmaker who has just started production on a documentary, Trusted Sources, that is about the decline of trust in news and those working to restore it.Don talked about the work that he’s doing (including a considerable amount of research and reporting), outlined what the film will look like, and talked about some of the heroes of journalism who are working to promote trust in the news media.He also explained lessons he

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29:19

Ashleigh Fields, Editor-in-Chief of The Hilltop...

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2021/11/16

On this week’s episode, we are joined by Howard University junior Ashleigh Fields. Ashleigh is the editor in chief of The Hilltop, which is the student newspaper at the school. Ashleigh talked about her journalism origin story (she watched her mom, a TV news anchor) and her enjoyment of all forms of writing.She then discussed the big news story on campus – a housing crisis that led to the occupation of a prominent building at the school – and what it was like to cover it. She also explained the

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29:42

Russell Midori: TV Field Producer, Co-Founder:...

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2021/11/09

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Russell Midori, a TV photojournalist and the president of Military Veterans in Journalism, an organization that mentors veterans who want to work in journalism after their service concludes.Russell talked about his military career and transition to video work, shooting, editing and producing features, news stories, and documentaries. He gave examples of work he did and discussed the dangers of the job. This is a good episode if you’re interested in working behind

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33:48

April Alonso of the Award-Winning Cicero Independiente

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2021/11/02

On today’s episode, we’re joined by April Alonso. April is the co-founder of the award-winning Cicero Independiente, a bilingual news website and publication based in Cicero, Illinois, along with Irene Romulo and Ankur Singh.The Independiente just won two awards from the Institute for Non-Profit News for the 11-part series – Unrest in Cicero – How One Day Shook a Town – coverage of racial violence and unrest in their city of 80,000.April talked about her career as a photographer and her role with

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45:40

Bradford William Davis, Investigative Writer, Insider...

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2021/10/19

On today’s show, Mark Simon is joined by Insider investigative sports writer Bradford William Davis. Bradford talked about his career path – from starting a newsletter with a friend to eventually (after time at several start-ups and HBO) as a sports columnist for the Daily News and now for the website, Insider. Bradford often writes about social justice issues as they relate to sports. We discussed pieces he wrote about performative unity by athletes, Jay Z’s hypocritical stance in partering with

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35:31

Alex Coffey, Sports Enterprise Writer

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2021/10/05

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by one of his favorite sportswriters, enterprise reporter, Alex Coffey, who has written for The Athletic, The New York Times, USA Today, and FoxSports.com.Alex told the story of how she got into the business, following the path of her father as a sports enterprise writer and her mother as journalists, and explained how her appreciation of history is so important to her work.Alex then talked about some of the most interesting stories she’s written, from hanging

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33:57

Music Journalist: Ken Partridge on Writing A Book...

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2021/09/21

On this episode, Mark Simon talks to Ken Partridge, a music journalist and author of Hell of a Hat, The Best of 90s Ska and Swing.Ken talked about how his interests in journalism and music began and evolved, some of the prominent musicians he’s interviewed and how he finds little tidbits to make stories on everything he does (including Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer) distinct. He also shared his favorite question-answer moment, when he got Joni Mitchell to refer to herself as a genius.Ken also

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29:22

David Cutler: Teacher & Executive Director of the...

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2021/09/07

On this episode, we’re joined by David Cutler, a history and journalism teacher at Brimmer and May School in Massachusetts, as well as the Executive Director of the Private School Journalism Association.David discussed both the work of his organization and his journalism teaching. The PSJA is attempting to increase membership and work to develop policies with private and independent schools regarding censorship and private review. David went through the efforts being made in both areas.He also

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31:21

César Rodríguez, Photojournalist - The GroundTruth...

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2021/08/24

On today’s show, we’re joined by César Rodríguez, a photojournalist and GroundTruth fellow based in Mexico. You might have heard our recent interview with photojournalist Aryana Noroozi a couple of episodes ago. César has a distinct story to tell as well.César talked about his path to journalism through chocolate(!),a recent project he did for GroundTruth on a Mexican migrant camp, how he approaches his projects, and his filmmaker aspirationsLINKsMexican Migrant Camp ProjectPhotoessay on family of

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30:23

Farnoush Amiri of the Associated Press, Report for...

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2021/08/11

Farnoush Amiri is one of the busiest journalists we’ve gotten to interview. She is currently a reporter for the Associated Press as part of the Report for America, covering a broad range of stories out of Columbus, Ohio. She is also a vice-president for the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), and a co-director of the Voices program for the Asian-American Journalists Association (AAJA). Farnoush talked about her career path, which began at The Hollywood Reporter, where she learned lessons

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27:31

Adam Rhodes, Chicago Reader, NLGJA Chicago

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2021/07/27

On this episode, Mark Simon joined by investigative reporter and data journalist Adam Rhodes. Adam is a queer, first-generation Cuban-American who works uncovering corruption and wrongdoing in our nation's health care and criminal justice systems. Adam reports for the Chicago Reader as a social justice reporting fellow and is president of the Chicago chapter of the NLGJA, which is the Association of LGBTQ journalists Adam talked about different stories he had done, including those related to

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29:36

Photojournalist Aryana Noroozi of The GroundTruth...

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2021/07/13

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Aryana Noroozi, a photojournalist working with The GroundTruth Project and Pulitzer Center on impactful community reporting. Aryana talked about her career path, her photography style, and the different projects she worked on as a recent student at Columbia Journalism School. She also discussed one of her biggest projects, documenting remote learning and the impact it has on refugee families in San Diego, and an upcoming project related to losing a loved one

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27:02

Sean Lahman on Data-Driven & Watchdog Reporting at...

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2021/06/29

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Sean Lahman, Watchdog Reporter for The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.Sean talked about his career path - from working on baseball databases and sports encyclopedias to his current role with the D&C.Sean talked about developing both technical skills and storytelling skills and how that allowed him to differentiate from others in the field. He gave examples of the many resources and databases he's created, and talked about the emotional challenges

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24:50

REAIR: Allison Augustyn of InvestigateWest

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2021/06/22

NOTE: We're going to an every-other-week schedule in June and July, so check out one of our first episodes ...This originally aired in August 2020 (hence the references to the Trump Administration).---On this episode of The Journalism Salute, Mark is joined by Allison Augustyn, the executive director of InvestigateWest, a non-profit journalism studio based in Seattle. In Allison’s words, InvestigateWest is reporting “for community, with community” using a modern investigative reporting approach

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36:48

Mona Holmes of Eater LA - Food Journalism is About...

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2021/06/15

On this episode of The Journalism Salute, Mark Simon is joined by Mona Holmes of Eater LA. Mona talked about her career path and the entrepreneurial ventures she tried before deciding that food journalism was what she wanted to do. She explained how food journalism is more than just about food, that it’s about telling stories about people and reporting on policy. She also discussed the process by which a story goes from idea to completion, pointed out the importance of photography to her work, and

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32:10

REAIR: What is Dialogue Journalism? Eve Pearlman of...

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2021/06/08

NOTE:Taking the week off, so thought I'd dial it back to the very beginning - August 2020- with Episode 1a (I did 2 episodes to start- we'll call them both 1a).This one is one of my favorites because the topics are interesting and the approach is so different.Back next week with a new episode. Enjoy!---On this episode of The Journalism Salute, Mark is joined by Eve Pearlman, the co-founder and CEO of Spaceship Media. In Eve’s words, Spaceship Media is a company that invites exploration for

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39:14

Carol Robidoux: Manchester Ink Link & a Lesson in...

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2021/06/01

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Carol Robidoux, the founder and publisher of the Manchester Ink Link, a news website serving Manchester, New Hampshire and its surrounding community.Carol talked about her path to her current role and explained what’s in a name – both the name of the website and her self-appointed title of Chief Instigating Officer. She also discussed what a news organization can do to reflect its community, and how a collaborative organization of multiple media outlets can

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55:14

Aaron Elson: On Copy Editing & World War II Oral History

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2021/05/25

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by 40-year copy editor and World War II oral historian Aaron Elson. Aaron talked about his long career in newspapers, emphasizing his role as a counselor of wayward commas about their place in sentences, protecting the English language, and writing headlines He also talked about his work compiling more than 600 hours of oral history of World War II and the books and podcasts he’s created from that. Aaron his written multiple books and hosts a podcast: War As My

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30:59

Steve Novotney, Lede News (West Virginia)

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2021/05/18

On this episode, Mark Simon talked to Steve Novotney, a 30-year journalism veteran who co-founded Lede News to cover the Upper Ohio Valley in West Virginia.Steve talked about his background in baseball, print media, and radio talk shows and all that led him to his current position as publisher and podcast host. Steve talked about the decline of local news and how his online newspaper intends to fill it. He gave examples of his coverage, including a photo essay in which he took pictures of 26 bridges

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27:16

Kassidy Arena (Iowa Public Radio & Report For America)

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2021/05/11

This week, Mark Simon and Emmy Liederman are joined by Kassidy Arena, a reporter for Iowa Public Radio and a product of the Report For America program.Kassidy talked about her radio career and the work she does covering issues impacting Iowa’s growing Latino community. She also discussed her background as a journalist and how she didn’t think she would go into radio because she was hard of hearing, but was able to carve a path that led to her current position.Kassidy also continued discussions we’ve

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