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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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298. Nancy Martinez Preyor Johnson: Special Projects...

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2026/10/06

On this episode we're joined by Nancy Martinez Preyor-Johnson. Nancy is a senior projects reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. She was formerly a metro editor and editorial page editor and won awards for her opinion writing about the Uvalde school shooting and about immigration. She also used to be a high school journalism teacher. She's on the executive board for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists as their vice-president of print. She is a graduate of Texas

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297. Amanda Pérez Pintado, Reporter, Centro De...

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2026/09/29

On this episode we're joined by Amanda Perez Pintado. Amanda is a bilingual reporter covering health for The Center for Investigative Reporting in Puerto Rico (Centro De Periodismo Investigativo) and a journalism instructor teaching news writing and data journalism to college students. She's been in her current job for 2.5 years and has also worked at El Nuevo Dia and USA Today.She's a part of Report for America, a graduate of the Universidad de Puerto Rico with a masters from NYU.Amanda

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296. Nierra Coleman-Jones and Eric Jourgensen, News...

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2026/09/22

On this episode Mark Simon is joined by Nierra Coleman-Jones and Eric Jourgensen. Nierra is the senior manager of educator engagement for the News Literacy Project. Eric is a teacher and newspaper advisor in Palm Beach County, Florida. They were here to promote the National News Literacy Conference, which will take place Oct. 8-10 in Salt Lake City, Utah.Nierra is one of the people running the conference. Eric will be one of the guest speakers. His presentation is titled " Dihydrogen Monoxide:

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295. Nevin Kallepalli, Former Reporter: Shasta Scout

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2026/09/15

On this episode we're joined by Nevin Kallepalli. Nevin was a reporter for Shasta Scout, a non-profit newsroom serving Shasta County, California.We've talked to a lot of California-based reporters but I think Nevin is the first we've talked to in a politically-conservative part of the state. The demographics of Shasta are overwhelmingly white.Nevin was a local news fellow who is particularly interested in covering religion. This was his first foray into daily reporting and he was a

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294. Maddie Carr, Graduate Student, University of...

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2026/09/08

On this episode Mark Simon is joined by Maddie Carr. Maddie is just starting graduate school for investigative and data journalism at the University of Missouri. She is a graduate of Emporia State University with a sociology degree. In 2024 she became the first college student to be named Kansas Journalist of the Year by the Kansas Press Association.On this episode we're joined by Maddie Carr. Maddie is just starting graduate school for investigative and data journalism at the University of

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293. Kuwilileni Williams-Hauwanga, Deputy Director of...

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2026/09/01

On this episode, Mark Simon talks to Kuwilileni Williams-Hauwanga, the deputy director of Audience & Innovation at Capital B, a newsroom that covers stories of crucial importance to Black people across the country, such as politics, health, criminal justice, the environment, and rural issues.Kuwilileni is an accomplished multimedia storyteller who previously worked at the Brookings Institution, IndieWire, Business Insider, and Buzzfeed. Our conversation focused primarily on an oral history

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Kamala Thiagarajan, Freelance Science Journalist

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2026/08/25

On this episode Mark Simon is joined by Kamala Thiagarajan.This will be a little different for us. Kamala is a science journalist who spent part of her childhood in the United States and is now based in Madurai, South India. She won The June Biedler Prize and a Solutions Journalism Award for outstanding reporting on cancer in 2025. She's also reported extensively on COVID in India. Sometimes she reports on human rights and culture. Kamala has had bylines in the New York Times, The Guardian, on

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Monique Madan, Investigative Journalist, Founder: Two...

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2026/08/18

On this episode we're joined by Monique Madan. Monique is an award-winning investigative journalist, advisor, educator, and a mother of two. She's also the founder of a newsletter Two Can Be True.Monique has been a reporter in many prominent newsrooms, 13 years at The Miami Herald, as well as at USA Today, The Boston Herald, The Markup, and short stints at The New York Times and The Boston Globe.She's a graduate of Miami Dade and Emerson College, and has a masters from Harvard.We talked

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Santiago Campos, Incoming Student, Georgetown University

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2026/08/11

On this episode I'm joined by Santiago Campos. Santiago is headed to Georgetown University in the fall. He went to school at DC International School where he learned journalism, and had a piece was featured on PBS News Hour and in Teen Vogue.Santiago has been awarded multiple scholarships. One of them was from CBS in honor of broadcast legend Mike Wallace. He spoke critically of what is happening at the network. Very critically. If you're listening to this podcast, I'm guessing you saw

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Susie Neilson, Megan Fan Munce, Sara DiNatale;...

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2026/08/04

On this episode we're joined by three reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle – Susie Neilson, Megan Fan Munce, and Sara DiNatale.The three of them won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for the series of articles, Burned, which show how insurance companies using algorithmic tools have failed Californians who lost their homes to wildfires. They did so by systematically undervaluing properties, denying claims and making it impossible for them to rebuild. There were roughly 20

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288. Sandeep Ravindran: President, National...

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2026/07/28

Hi. I'm Mark Simon and welcome to The Journalism Salute. On this episode we're joined by Sandeep Ravindran. Sandeep is a freelance science journalist based in Bethesda, Maryland. He's written for many publications, including The New York Times, National Geographic and Wired. Sandeep is also the president of the National Association of Science Writers.He's also a program manager for community mentoring at The Open Notebook, an organization that mentors science writers. The Open

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Heather Morrison, Managing Producer, MassLive

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2026/07/21

I'm Mark Simon and welcome to The Journalism Salute. On this episode, I'm joined by Heather Morrison. Heather is a managing producer for MassLive.com, which covers the state of Massachusetts. She's previously been a reporter and a social media producer with them.Heather is a graduate of the University of Missouri, class of 2015 with degrees in religious studies and journalism.Heather talked about MassLive's social media strategy and her approach to running the organization's

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Jay Dow, Reporter & Host PIX11 News

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2026/07/14

On this episode we're joined by Jay Dow.Jay is a well-known TV reporter and host in New York City. He's in his 15th year as a correspondent and host for PIX11, where he's won or shared 17 Emmys and 2 Edward R Murrow Awards. Prior to that he was a correspondent for WCBS TV for 9 years and did some national reporting as well. And he was a reporter for my family's favorite TV channel- NY1.Jay is a native of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and a graduate of my alma mater, The College of

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Anita Pinto & Aron Dervishaj: Advisor and Student...

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2026/07/07

On this episode of The Journalism Salute, we're joined by Anita Pinto and Aron Dervishaj. Anita is a speech therapist the advisor to the student newspaper at Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology in Manhattan at which she started a journalism club. Aron is a student who will be entering 11th grade in the fall (he's wearing a hockey jersey in our cover photo for a reason!). He's been writing for the student newspaper, The Gateway Times.If you are a regular listener, you've

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Dr. Ken Schneck, Founding Editor: The Buckeye Flame

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2026/06/30

On this episode Mark Simon was joined by Dr. Ken Schneck. Ken is the founding editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom. He's written for many prominent publications, including The Huffington Post and The Advocate. He also was a tenured professor at Baldwin-Wallace, a book author, a public speaker, and a former syndicated radio show host. And he's a board member for NLGJA- the association of LGBTQ journalists. I hope that covers everything.He's a 1999 grad of NYU with a

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José Ralat: Taco Editor for Texas Monthly

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2026/06/23

On this episode Mark Simon was joined by José Ralat. José is the taco editor, yes, the taco editor, for Texas Monthly magazine. He is the author of American Tacos: A History & Guide. Ralat is a two-time winning editor of a James Beard Award, which is foodwriting's most prestigious honor.He is a graduate of St. Andrews Presbyterian College.José explained what he does as a taco editor and why it's important that the magazine has one. He shared how he covers food and stories related to it

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Nicole Carr, Author: The Price of Exclusion, The...

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2026/06/16

On this episode we're joined by Nicole Carr.Nicole is a journalism professor at Morehouse College and author of the new book, The Price of Exclusion, The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation.She's previously been a TV reporter in North Carolina, and in Atlanta, where she won four Emmys. And she was an investigative reporter for ProPublica.Nicole has a degree in mass communications from Winston Salem State, a masters from Syracuse, and is currently studying for a doctorate at

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Ben Camacho: Journalist, Documentary Photographer,...

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2026/06/09

On this episode we're joined by Ben Camacho. Ben is a journalist, documentary photographer, and producer. His work focused on state-sponsored violence, subjects like police brutality, and the communities impacted by it. He's a graduate of the University of La Verne and is based around Los Angeles.Ben's work has been published in major outlets, like New York Magazine, and also on his Substack, Inadvertent and West Side Storytellers.We talked with Ben about the different things he's

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Dominic Di Palermo, Photographer and Member of...

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2026/06/02

On this episode we're joined by Dominic Di Palermo. Dominic just graduated from Western Kentucky University where he worked on both the student newspaper and the campus lifestyle magazine. He's also an intern at the Chicago Tribune and was a contributor to a project that won the Tribune a 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. The award was "For its powerful coverage of the Trump administration’s militarized immigration sweep of the city that described in vivid, muscular prose how the

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Ginny Monk, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter,...

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2026/05/26

On this episode we're joined by Ginny Monk. Ginny is a reporter covering children's issues and housing for the non-profit Connecticut Mirror and along with three others just won a Pulitzer Prize. Wrote the Pulitzer Board: "For an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer protections."Ginny previously worked for a few different places, including 4 years with the

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