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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Caitlyn Stroh-Page, USA TODAY Network, Fall 2023 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 Caitlyn Stroh-Page is…
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The Lead Special Episode: What the Hackathon, Featuring Adam Levin
Misinformation. Deepfakes. Scams. None of these are going away, and we need tools to figure out what’s true. This special episode of The Lead brings you into the What the Hackathon at the University of Georgia, where students learned in real-time how to navigate our disordered information ecosystem to produce…
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The Lead: UGA’s Moni Basu On the Power of Storytelling
In her 40 years as a reporter, Moni Basu has learned how to tell a good story. She’s covered presidential elections, natural disasters and the human stories of the war in Iraq. Today, she tells me how she discovered the power of a good narrative and how she earned the…
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The Lead: NPR’s Joe Shapiro on Covering Disability Rights, Finding Voices for Radio
In his more than 20 years at NPR, Joe Shapiro has written stories on everything from health to rising court fees to solitary confinement. He’s spent most of his career writing stories about disability, starting when editors wouldn’t even publish his work because they didn’t think it was relevant. In…
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ANNOTATED: Historian, Educator Explores Sustainability, Eco-Consciousness Through Lens of Fashion History
Sustainability in fashion has been a growing conversation in recent years, with the rising popularity of thrift stores and increasing knowledge of fast fashion’s negative side effects. I’m Chloe Savan, and today I’m joined by senior journalism student Skyli Alvarez to discuss her story, Historian, Educator Explores Sustainability and…
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The Lead: NPR’s Elissa Nadworny on Reporting Internationally
Elissa Nadworny likes to cover higher education because she sees it as a gateway to stories about everything, from housing to transportation to parenting to politics. But that’s not her only interest — she’s been covering the war in Ukraine from the ground and has traveled to Jordan to report…
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The Lead: B. “Toastie” Oaster on Telling Native Stories
Toastie Oaster’s first-ever feature made them a finalist in the 2023 National Magazine Awards. Now a staff writer on the Indigenous affairs desk at High Country News, Toastie focuses on stories that highlight social and environmental justice for Native nations and the consequences of colonialism in the West. In this…
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The Lead: The Houston Chronicle’s Brady Stone on Reaching Readers
Stories don’t always make their way from reporters to readers on their own. Sometimes they need help — that’s where audience engagement journalists come in. On this week’s episode of The Lead, Brady Stone, an audience producer at the Houston Chronicle, breaks down why reaching readers quickly and accurately matters.…
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The Lead: Ryan Prior on Uncovering Stories About Health and Disability
Ryan Prior has been interested in telling stories about health, science and disability since high school. Now, he does that as a journalist — and has added documentary filmmaker and published author to his résumé. He also found time to consult with the federal government about long COVID and create…
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The Lead: UGA’s Denetra Walker on Creating Change Through Social Justice Journalism
It’s Denetra Walker’s second semester teaching at the University of Georgia, and she’s just getting started. After a multitude of experiences in the broadcast journalism field, she’s teaching social justice journalism and journalism ethics, all while providing mentorship and representation for students in the classroom. In this episode, we chat…