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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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31:16

Journalism Teacher Alana Van Der Sluys On The Value...

The Journalism Salute ·

2020/12/08

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Kinnelon (NJ) High School journalism teacher Alana Van Der Sluys, who is also a vice-president of the Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA).Alana explained the role of the GSSPA and shared her path to teaching. She described how the school’s journalism program, which has 3 classes and allows students to get college credit, works.Alana also talked about issues that journalism teachers face, including administrators wanting a first look at stories

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26:57

Prism Editor-in-Chief Ashton Lattimore on How Her...

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2020/12/02

On this episode, Mark talked to Ashton Lattimore, editor-in-chief of Prism, whose editorial goal is to center the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media and treat Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, the LGBTQ+ community and other invisibilized groups as experts on their lived experiences, resilience, and fight for justice. Ashton talked about what it was like to try to write an editorialthe week of the presidential election, provided examples of the kinds

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32:27

Bettina Chang of City Bureau On Producing Impactful,...

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2020/11/23

On this episode, Mark is joined by Bettina Chang, one of the co-founders and executive editorial director for City Bureau, a Chicago-based non-profit journalism lab that both covers the city and works with the community to produce impactful, equitable and publicly-responsive reportingBettina talked about the group and what led to its formation in 2015. She explained how they try to reimagine local news by teaching local residents how to document what happens in public meetings along with the

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46:36

Siri Carpenter on The Open Notebook and Creating A...

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2020/11/17

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Dr. Siri Carpenter, the co-founder of The Open Notebook, a science journalism organization that helps writers with every aspect of their work - from pitching articles to understanding terminology and data and much more.Siri talked about how her career as a science writer, and what led her and Jeanne Erdman to start their website, and the resources her site provides. She shared the traits that make a good science writer, discussed the challenges of being a

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29:35

Making Journalism History Accessible with Teri...

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2020/11/10

On this episode, Mark Simon talks with Teri Finneman and Nick Hirshon of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) – History Division. They are journalism professors at the University of Kansas and William Paterson University respectively.Terri is the executive producer and co-host and Nick is a regular co-host of the podcast, Journalism History, a fun and interesting look at stories you might not have read about in your class textbooks.They explained what the AEJMC

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18:53

Gabriel Kahn of Xtown.LA on Data Journalism at the...

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2020/10/27

On this episode, we’re joined by Crosstown LA Publisher and editor, Gabriel Kahn, a professor at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. Crosstown LA covers the neighborhoods of Los Angeles in a different way – through data. Their stories are brief, visually-vibrant, and phone-friendly.Gabriel explained how the project was born and how the Crosstown LA team of writers and editors, designers, and software engineers work together to produce stories. He gave examples of stories that

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30:23

Covering health journalism with Tara Haelle and Bara...

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2020/10/20

On this episode, we’re joined by journalists Tara Haelle and Bara Vaida to talk about the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and health journalism in the age of Covid-19. They explained what the organization does, why it is invaluable to health care journalists as an informational and networking resource, as well as their role as topic leaders in medical studies and infectious disease, respectively.Tara talked about the importance of media understanding the different stages of vaccine

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21:57

Bene Cipolla of Chalkbeat on Covering the Classroom

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2020/10/13

On this episode, Chalkbeat publisher-to-be (current editor-in-chief) Bene Cipolla joined Mark Simon to talk about how her group covers educational issues across the country.Bene talked about her organization's purpose -- to have an impact on the improvement of schools for all children, especially those who have lacked access to a quality education.She explained her role, why education journalism appeals to her, the kinds of stories Chalkbeat covers, how they cover social justice issues, who

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38:29

Becoming a Better News Consumer with Darragh Worland...

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2020/10/07

On this episode, Mark Simon talks to Darragh Worland, the vice-president of creative services for the News Literacy Project.The News Literacy Project is a non-partisan non-profit group devoted to making people better news consumers using educational tools.Darragh talked specifically about what the group does, about programs like Checkology that can be used by students, educators, and the public. She discussed ways to handle disinformation and misinformation, how social media and groups like QAnon

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30:01

KING-5 news anchor Steve Bunin on Asking The Right...

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2020/09/29

We'll call this episode a Personal Salute, as we're joined by KING-5 news anchor Steve Bunin, a former colleague of mine at ESPN.There are many journalistic components to Steve's job and he educates us on each of them. We also discuss the changing role of the news anchor and watching the internet completely change his job over time.Steve was regarded as one of the best question-askers at ESPN, so he provides some insight on interviewing, lists the journalists whom he most admires, and

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28:37

Holly McCall of Tennessee Lookout on Covering A State...

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2020/09/22

On this episode, we're joined by Holly McCall, the editor of the Tennessee Lookout, a website devoted to covering state government and issues as part of States Newsroom.We discuss the background in politics and journalism that led her to this job and the challenge of covering state government in a state in which the Republican party has a supermajority hold on the state legislature.Holly talked about stories her team uncovered related to Coronavirus, the growing immigrant community, governor

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22:46

Trusting News with Joy Mayer

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2020/09/15

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Trusting News director Joy Mayer to discuss how journalists and newsrooms can work at improving the level of trust from their readerships.Joy provided examples of work her group does to help news organizations and journalists in this regard. She explained how trust has to be earned and provided examples of groups that are doing work to increase trust from their readership.Thank you for listening. If you liked the podcast, please rate and review us. Stay safe

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29:02

The American Journalism Historians Association w/ Dr....

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2020/09/08

On this episode, we focus on The American Journalism Historians Association with its president, Dr. Donna Lampkin Stephens from the University of Central Arkansas and its first vice-president, Dr. Aimee Edmondson of Ohio University.They explain what the organization does, talk about the importance of teaching the history of journalism, show how history often repeats itself, and share the group's resources, including a highly-impressive speakers bureau. They also provide recommended reading

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24:07

What is Solutions Journalism - With Michelle Faust...

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2020/09/02

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Michelle Faust Raghavan, West Coast Region Manager for the Solutions Journalism Network.They discussed what Solutions Journalism is, what the group does, and why it is so important. Michelle provided examples of Solutions Journalism teaching in action and the stories produced as a result. She also offered resources that the Network provides that journalists will find useful in developing their stories. Michelle also talked about why she thinks the future of

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32:56

What is Dialogue Journalism? - Spaceship Media...

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2020/08/19

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 journalists and conversation participants through a recently developed form of work known as dialogue journalism. Spaceship brings people from different groups together for conversations over an extended period of time and works with media outlets to report on what comes from those conversations. Eve explains

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24:50

InvestigateWest Executive Director Allison Augustyn

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2020/08/19

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. She explains the role that InvestigateWest fills and how the impact of their reporting on the Pacific Northwest is measured. She provides examples of notable stories (a social justice component to

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The Journalism Salute Trailer

The Journalism Salute ·

2020/08/02

Coming soon: A podcast that pays tribute to journalism in all its many forms.

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