Doing Journalism
To further our mission to not only create and showcase journalism at Grady College, but also talk about the process and quality of reporting itself, Doing Journalism features guest curators, reporter annotations and past episodes of The Lead podcast.
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The Lead Bonus Episode: Introducing Alexis Derickson as Host
In this season 16 bonus episode, outgoing host Jacqueline GaNun passes the mic to Alexis Derickson. Alexis tells us how she plans to use her previous journalism experience and what she hopes to learn — and bring to listeners — as host of The Lead. Guest: Alexis Derickson Host: Jacqueline…
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Jacqueline Gorda, Cox Communications, Spring 2024 Guest Curator
To further our mission to talk about process and quality in journalism, each guest curator has highlighted what they see as the “don’t want to miss” pieces posted to Grady Newsource during a semester, along with some constructive reflection about the journalism. About This Month’s Guest Curator Jacqueline Gorda graduated…
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The Lead: Alex Crevar on Finding a Travel Journalism Niche
Alex Crevar moved to the Balkans in the 1990s and has been reporting from there ever since. His vivid and insightful travel stories are published in outlets including The New York Times, National Geographic and Lonely Planet, but his focus isn’t on filling a résumé — it’s about traveling genuinely…
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ANNOTATED: Athens Bookstore Files First Amendment Rights Lawsuit
On March 15, Avid Bookshop filed a lawsuit against the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department, claiming that the jail’s policy blocking unauthorized retailers from sending books to inmates violates the bookstore’s First Amendment rights. I’m Chloe Savan, and I met with Lucy Bertsch and David Eberly, two Grady Newsource reporters…
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The Lead: Scripps News’ Alexandra Travis on Telling Black Stories on Screen
Alexandra Travis works to tell stories that have gone uncovered. As a documentary producer at Scripps News, she creates long-form, in-depth video journalism focusing especially on the experiences of Black people in the South. In this episode, Alexandra — who’s also a Grady College alum — talks about what it…
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The Lead: Kelsey Coffey on Knowing What Drives You
Kelsey Coffey gets up at 2:30 a.m. every day to deliver the morning news as a broadcast reporter at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2020 into uncertainty from the pandemic and protests for racial justice across the country. But today, she knows…
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The Lead: UGA’s Dodie Cantrell-Bickley on the Bright Future of Broadcast Journalism
Dodie Cantrell-Bickley was taught the importance of a free press from her mother, who grew up in Nazi Germany and saw how crucial journalism was. Cantrell-Bickley pursued that passion for more than 30 years as a broadcast reporter and president of multiple news stations. She was a leader during the…
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The Lead: Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Savannah Sicurella, Tyler Wilkins on Starting Out in Business Journalism
Savannah Sicurella and Tyler Wilkins are both recent UGA journalism alumni, making careers in business journalism soon after graduating college and entering the job market. In this episode, they debrief about what drew them to reporting on commercial real estate and development, and how they managed to navigate the learning…
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The Lead: The Current’s Margaret Coker on reviving an investigative news desert
Margaret Coker has covered stories from 32 countries on four continents, working for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other outlets. In 2020, she returned home to Savannah, Georgia, to found The Current, a nonprofit news source dedicated to filling the vacuum of high-quality investigative news on…
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ANNOTATED: Zero Waste Athletics At Georgia Soccer Score Goal
I’m Chloe Savan, and I met with Sophie Ralph to discuss her story, Zero Waste Athletics At Georgia Soccer Score Goal. Ralph is a senior journalism major with certificates in Sports Media and Sustainability. How did you find this story? Ralph: So the Zero Waste Athletics, specifically for the soccer…