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Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
The Jackson Advocate’s DeAnna Tisdale Johnson on the role of local news
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
DeAnna Tisdale Johnson earned her master’s degree in vocal performance. Now, she uses her voice in a different way — to amplify her community’s stories and be the voice of Black Mississippians. The editor in chief and publisher of The Jackson Advocate, a Black and family-owned newspaper, Johnson is one of the youngest publishers in the history of Black newspapers.
In this episode, we talk about a solutions journalism storytelling approach, competing with national outlets as a local publisher, and the role vocal performance played in her career.
Guest: DeAnna Tisdale Johnson, editor in chief and publisher of The Jackson Advocate.
Host: Alexis Derickson.
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