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
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
In this episode of the lead, I talk to The New York Times vice president and deputy general counsel David McCraw. As deputy general counsel, David is the primary litigator for the Times and is a tireless defender of the first amendment. He also gave the 41st McGill lecture at the Grady College in 2019. In this episode, we discuss press freedom and the future of journalism internationally.
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
In this episode, I talk to Mariana Heredia, a Grady alumna and entrepreneurial journalist. We discuss her pivot to starting her own business, Fenix Journalism, which is centered around crowdfunded journalism.
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
In this season 8 return of The Lead podcast, Tony Rehagen, a widely published magazine writer, discusses life as a freelancer and his commitment to storytelling. We discuss one of his stories published in Popular Mechanics, "I Grew Up in a Gas Station," a story he wrote about his childhood.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
This episode featured the original host of The Lead podcast: Daniel Funke, now a misinformation reporter with Politifact. We discuss how his experiences on this podcast helped shape his career and what it means to cover misinformation in today's political landscape.
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
In this exciting bonus episode of The Lead, we are excited to share with you our new project: The Lead ebook! The book, titled "News Leadership: Conversations about Journalism and its Future," features excerpts from the podcast's first six seasons. This episode features a conversation with host Charlotte Norsworthy and Keith Herndon, director of the Cox Institute about the production of the book.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Grady alumna Michelle Baruchman moved from Georgia to Washington state for her first full-time job out of college, and she's been there ever since. This episode discusses what this transition was like for her as well as the innovative work she does as an engagement editor and transportation reporter for The Seattle Times.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
In this episode of The Lead, I talk to Amanda Bright, the managing editor for Grady Newsource and faculty member at the Grady College, about innovation in news production and how she is implementing some of these ideas at Grady Newsource.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
This episode of The Lead features Beth Hunt, director of editorial recruiting and development at American City Business Journals, which is the largest publisher of metropolitan business newsweeklies in the United States. In this episode we talk about her career and the status of the business news sector of journalism in terms of financial stability.
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
In this episode of The Lead, Mizell Stewart III discusses his 30+ year career in local news and now as a news executive for the USA Today Network and Gannett. One of his main passions is developing the next wave of journalists. So, fittingly, we discussed the future of journalism and how students can ready themselves for what’s to come.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Welcome back to Season 7 of The Lead. In this episode, CNN mobile programming producer Kendall Trammell discusses her transitions into the workforce since graduating from the Grady College, and how producing mobile news has changed at CNN.