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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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39:26

Jules Roscoe, Freelance Journalist (404 Media, Matter...

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2025/12/16

On this episode we're joined by Jules Roscoe. Jules is an independent journalist (freelance writer) who covers labor and technology from a national perspective and politics from a local perspective.Jules has written for (among other places), 404 Media, The Boston Guardian, Vice, Wired, and Matter News, is a 2024 graduate of NYU, and works full-time as a legal proofreader.We talked about Jules' experience, approach to writing stories (why it needs to sound good to the ear) and why a

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30:26

Megan Tagami, Education Reporter, Honolulu Civil Beat

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2025/12/09

On this episode we're joined by Megan Tagami. Megan is a reporter covering education for Honolulu Civil Beat, a non-profit newsroom in Hawaii. She's a native of Honolulu and a 2023 graduate of UCLA with a degree in political science and government. Megan talked about her entry into journalism, how she overcame her hesitance to ask people questions, explained her writing process, and shared the kinds of stories she covers on the education beat. Lots of good lessons for aspiring journalists

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36:19

Alyssa Rosenberg, Former Letters & Community Editor,...

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2025/12/02

On this episode we're joined by Alyssa Rosenberg. Alyssa is a former editor and columnist for The Washington Post. She was at the Post for 11 and a half years, the last year and a half was spent as the letters and community editor.After the Post declined to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election she invited readers to write in. The result was 21,000 letters. And over a 6-month period, Alyssa read every one. She wrote about this recently for NOTUS (News of the United States) and

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43:10

Filmmakers Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg (Running...

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2025/11/25

On The Journalism Salute we talk to journalists about who they are and what they do with the intent of showing that journalists are not the enemy of the people.On this episode we're joined by Babette Hogan and Julie Eisenberg. They are the filmmakers behind Running for the Mountains, a new documentary film about environmental policies and politics and the fight between activists and politicians about this issue in West Virginia. It's available on Amazon Prime and also, if you have a library

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40:12

A'lauren Gilchrist, Student Representative, NABJ...

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2025/11/18

On this episode we're joined by A'lauren Gilchrist. A'lauren is a senior at Norfolk State University, an HBCU in Norfolk, Virginia. She is also the student representative at the National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ.A'lauren's experience includes an internship with WAVY 10 News and we talked about the different things she learned, including the importance of having Black voices in the newsroom and in pitch meetings. She also shared the goals she has in her position with

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38:20

Maryam Jameel, Engagement Reporter, ProPublica

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2025/11/11

On this episode we're joined by Maryam Jameel. Maryam is a graduate of Northwestern and an engagement reporter for ProPublica focused on workers' rights, occupational safety, immigration, and the federal government.Being an engagement reporter means both connecting with your audience and connecting with sources and Marayam is working on a campaign featuring ads on D.C. Metro cars encouraging federal workers to share their stories.This follows a campaign that ProPublica did with a truck

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34:01

Joe Coughlin, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief: The Record...

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2025/11/04

On this episode we're joined by Joe Coughlin. Joe is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Record - North Shore, a non-profit newsroom serving Chicago's North Shore suburbs.Joe has 20 years in the journalism industry to draw upon. The Record and The Journalism Salute started at around the same time. In fact, Joe reached out to me not long after he started to tell me what he was doing. I said – I'll talk to you eventually. Eventually is now – 5 years later!Joe talked about why he has

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39:49

Nicole Lewis, Engagement Editor, The Marshall Project

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2025/10/28

On this episode we're joined by Nicole Lewis. Nicole is the engagement editor for The Marshall Project, leading the organization’s strategic efforts to deepen reporting that reaches communities most affected by the criminal legal system. She also leads certain investigative reporting projects.The Marshall Project is a non-profit nonpartisan newsroom covering America's criminal justice system with the belief that the system is broken and needs reform.We talked to Nicole about both her purpose

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38:21

Ishan Thakore, Reporter, Colorado Public Radio...

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2025/10/21

On this episode we're joined by Ishan Thakore. Ishan is a climate and environmental reporter for Colorado Public Radio. He previously worked as a researcher, fact checker and field associate producer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, a show that ran on TBS that used comedy to tell and analyze news stories.We talked to Ishan about both jobs. He discussed his responsibilities on Full Frontal, the kinds of stories he did, the process that went into producing them, and why comedy was an effective

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39:33

2-Time Academy Award Nominee Rick Goldsmith, Director...

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2025/10/14

On The Journalism Salute we talk to journalists about who they are and what they do, with the intent of showing that journalists are not the enemy of the people.On this episode, we're joined by Rick Goldsmith. Rick is a 2-time Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker. His most recent film, Stripped For Parts, American Journalism On The Brink is streaming on PBS.com through the end of 2025 and is scheduled for airing on many local PBS stations on October 20.We talked to Rick both about the

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44:55

Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez, Editor-In-Chief: The...

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2025/10/07

On this episode we're joined by Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez. He is a political science and philosophy student at the University of Texas at Dallas. He's the editor-in-chief of The Retrograde, a student newspaper that operates independent of school administration.He previously was editor-in-chief of The Mercury, which was the campus newspaper that received funding from the school, until school administration took an extremely hostile position towards the paper and local media, leading to a

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28:18

Introducing: Small Press, Big Ideas, featuring an...

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2025/10/02

Hi everyone - Wanted to alert you to another journalism podcast that you might enjoy listening to. This is a recent episode of Small Press, Big Ideas hosted by Paul Gewuerz, who owns and runs a company that produces podcasts for news organizations. It's a podcast about the business of local news and community journalism.Today Paul sits down with Matthew Watkins, Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Tribune, for a conversation on nonprofit journalism, civic engagement, and navigating polarization in

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39:26

Laura Kebede-Twumasi, Producer and Host: Civil Wrongs...

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2025/09/30

On this episode, we're joined by Laura Kebede-Twumasi. Laura is a journalist and public historian based in Virginia. She has formerly been a staff writer at the Richmond Times-Dispatch and an education reporter at Chalkbeat.From 2022 to 2025 she was a journalist in residence (and professor) at the University of Memphis, where she got her masters, and the Institute for Public Service Reporting. During that time she launched Civil Wrongs, a podcast and series of articles investigating lynchings,

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244. Ana Valdez, Multimedia Reporter, KWCH-TV (Kansas)

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2025/09/23

On this episode we're joined by Ana Valdez. Ana is a multimedia journalist for KWCH-12 TV in Wichita, Kansas. Ana, a native of Bolivia, describes herself as dedicated to sharing bilingual stories, believing that journalism should create impact and that language should be a bridge, not a barrier.Ana shared her career path and gave examples of her work ranging from covering immigration and other political issues in Kansas to local news like the birth of a hippo or a local pinball league. She had

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243: Anita Pinto, Speech Therapist & Journalism Club...

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2025/09/18

On this special edition of The Journalism Salute, we talk to Anita Pinto, a speech therapist for Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology, a high school in Manhattan in which she started a journalism club last year.Anita is going to check in with us once a month to let us know how her club is doing, the challenges the students face, and the things they learn. We thank the non-profit Press Pass NYC for connecting us with her. Press Pass is supporting the efforts of Anita and other journalism

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242. Cara Kuhlman, Founder: Future Tides; Also KNKX...

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2025/09/16

On this episode we're joined by Cara Kuhlman. Cara is the director of digital strategy and products for KNKX Public Radio in Seattle. She is also the founder of Future Tides, which provides news for people who work, play, and live on the Pacific Northwest's waterways.I'm interested in that in particular because Cara is doing some clever things to engage with her readership, including using her expertise to give tours to local residents.Cara talked about how she started this project from

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241. Elisha Brown: Reproductive Rights Newsletter...

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2025/09/09

On this episode we're joined by Elisha Brown. Elisha is the Reproductive Rights Today Newsletter for the non-profit States Newsroom. She's based in Durham, North Carolina and is a 2017 graduate of American University in Washington D.C. She worked for some prominent newsrooms prior to her current job, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast.Elisha talked about those jobs and her current work. She gave examples of the type of stories she covers and explained the other

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240. 35-year feature writer and book author John Glionna

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2025/09/02

On this episode we're joined by a great longform feature writer, John Glionna. John is a longtime journalist – older than most of our guests (he's in his 60s). He spent 35 years in newspapers including 26 at the Los Angeles Times. He's been based in different places around the world, including Seoul, South Korea and Las Vegas.This interview is intended to pick John's brain on what goes into writing features about some of the most interesting and unusual people you'll ever

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239. Laura Robertson, Reporter, Formerly of The Nome...

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2025/08/26

On this episode we're joined by Laura Robertson. Laura just completed a stint as a writer for The Nome Nugget – that's Nome as in Nome, Alaska – and the Nugget is an award-winning weekly that serves a population of 3,700 in western Alaska. It is Alaska's oldest newspaper. She is a graduate of Princeton University.As she prepares to start a new job she talked about her experience both with the Nugget and in freelance writing. She shared examples of stories she's written (including an

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238. Logan Jaffe, Newsletter Reporter, ProPublica

The Journalism Salute ·

2025/08/19

On this episode, we're joined by Logan Jaffe. Logan is based in Chicago and is a reporter for ProPublica focusing on newsletters. She's been there for 8 years and her work often centers on using historical research to tell stories about the present. She is a 2011 grad of the University of Florida and is pursuing a masters in public/applied history from Loyola, Chicago.Logan recently wrote about the floods in Kerr County, Texas, and how oral histories existed that refuted the idea that you

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