The Lead

Greg Bluestein (Part 1/2) on covering Georgia's political shift

This episode is part 1 of a two-part series featuring Greg Bluestein, a political reporter and University of Georgia alumnus who covers the governor’s office and state politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Greg catches us up on covering the 2020 presidential election and Georgia’s congressional runoffs, discusses what’s next on Georgia’s political horizon and offers and shares stories from his time as a journalism student at the University of Georgia.

 

Rana Cash on leading the Savannah Morning News

This first episode of season 10 features Rana Cash, editor of the Savannah Morning News in Savannah, Georgia, and Georgia state director for the Augusta Chronicle and the Athens Banner-Herald. Rana discusses what it’s like to lead a newsroom, shares how the Savannah Morning News is focusing on the community and  offers encouraging advice for journalism students.

BONUS: Charlotte Norsworthy on what she's learned

This Season 9 Bonus episode features the show’s own Charlotte Norsworthy, who hosted the podcast for four seasons and serves as executive producer. In our conversation, Charlotte reflects on her time at the University of Georgia, shares her experience of earning a master’s degree in journalism and offers a peek at what she’ll be doing next and what got her there.

Writing Essentials Part 5/5: Finding your voice

In this episode, the last of five parts, Nick Chiles, the industry writing coach for the college of journalism at the University of Georgia, sits down with executive producer Charlotte Norsworthy to discuss developing your voice in writing.

Writing Essentials Part 4/5: Covering "the other"

In this episode, the fourth of five parts, Nick Chiles, the industry writing coach for the college of journalism at the University of Georgia, sits down with executive producer Charlotte Norsworthy to discuss covering "the other." How do we cover communities to which we don’t belong?

Writing Essentials Part 3/5: Writing a lead

In this episode, the third of five parts, Nick Chiles, the industry writing coach for the college of journalism at the University of Georgia, sits down with executive producer Charlotte Norsworthy to discuss the importance of the lead and how to make it engaging.

Writing Essentials Part 2/5: Newsgathering

In this episode, the second of five parts, Nick Chiles, the industry writing coach for the college of journalism at the University of Georgia, sits down with executive producer Charlotte Norsworthy to discuss newsgathering and where to look to find stories.

Writing Essentials Part 1/5: The importance of good storytelling

In this episode, the first of five parts, Nick Chiles, the industry writing coach for the college of journalism at the University of Georgia, sits down with executive producer Charlotte Norsworthy to discuss the importance of good storytelling. Why does it matter and how do we do it? 

Ian Urbina on The Outlaw Ocean Project

In this final episode of season 9, Ian Urbina shares his experiences as an award-winning investigative reporter and founder of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a nonprofit journalism outlet sharing stories of lawlessness at sea from around the world. We talk about Ian’s decision to launch The Outlaw Ocean Project and the innovative storytelling that has followed through the Outlaw Ocean Music Project. This episode also recognizes Ian as the 2020 McGill Lecturer in honor of the late editor Ralph McGill and in celebration of journalistic courage, which Ian addresses in the episode.

Astead Herndon on covering a presidential election

In this episode, New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon shares insights on reporting on the 2020 presidential election. Astead also discusses the different roles of journalism and why we should get out of the college bubble to better understand communities and develop as journalists.