
How to get ahead in the news industry, told by the people who did. Hosted by Alexis Derickson and executive produced by Charlotte Varnum for the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management & Leadership at the University of Georgia.
Episodes

Nov 14, 2018
Nov 14, 2018
18 min
In this Season 5 finale of the Lead, Charlotte Norsworthy talks to father-son duo Dink and Eric NeSmith, president and vice president of Community Newspapers Incorporated, about the crucial mission that local newspapers still serve.

Oct 31, 2018
Oct 31, 2018
17 min
In this episode, host Charlotte Norsworthy speaks with Tracy Brown, the deputy managing editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a 1988 Grady College graduate about the presence of audio storytelling at newspapers and leadership development.

Oct 17, 2018
Oct 17, 2018
15 min
In this episode of The Lead, host Charlotte Norsworthy talks to Jonathan Peters, a communication law professor at the University of Georgia, about media ethics and whether it is time to reexamine journalistic values in today’s changing landscape.

Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
14 min
This episode of The Lead features a celebration of News Engagement Day, an annual digital event created to encourage engagement with news and promote understanding about the principles and processes of journalism all across the country.
In this episode, Charlotte Norsworthy talks with three media leaders from this year's Online News Association conference: Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter John Carreyrou, content strategist Sarah Tuley from the USA Today Network and data visualization reporter Brittany Mayes from the Washington Post.

Sep 20, 2018
Sep 20, 2018
20 min
In this episode of The Lead, host Charlotte Norsworthy talks to some of the key speakers from the Cox Institute’s Entrepreneurial Journalism Symposium that was held on the business of podcasting earlier this week. This episode features Bob Sullivan and Alia Tavakolian, co-hosts of Breach, Mandi Woodruff, co-host of Brown Ambition and Dan Maccarone, host of Story in a Bottle.

Sep 5, 2018
Sep 5, 2018
14 min
Welcome to Season 5 of The Lead. In this episode, Elizabeth Jensen, National Public Radio's Ombudsman, discusses the need for transparent, honest journalism and how her role at NPR gives her a platform to respond to the public's comments and concerns.

Apr 30, 2018
Apr 30, 2018
6 min
In this episode, we announce and introduce the new host of The Lead podcast.

Apr 27, 2018
Apr 27, 2018
19 min
In this episode, we talk to Fortune Magazine associate editor Polina Marinova about why career challenges can present the best opportunities to grow and the importance of a willingness to start from the bottom of the professional totem pole.

Apr 24, 2018
Apr 24, 2018
16 min
In this episode, we talk with former NPR chief business corespondent about the importance of business news for democracy, the transition from print to radio and the promising future of audio journalism.

Apr 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018
12 min
Amanda Dixon on Embarking on a Career in Journalism in Today's Age by The Lead
