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: Will Carr on preparing for pressure
This week, Will joins us to share how he prepares for high-pressure situations. He also shares stories from his time at the University of Georgia and talks about the “aha moment” that helped him decide on broadcast journalism.
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The Lead: Ralitsa Vassileva On Communicating Well
UGA lecturer of journalism and former anchor with CNN International Ralitsa Vassileva joins us to talk about her career journey and comunication.
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The Lead: Greg Bluestein (Part 2/2) On Impeachment And Insurrection
Blurb: In the second episode of our two-episode conversation, Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution continues to find the local angle on national stories like the impeachment of former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
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The Lead: Greg Bluestein On Georgia’s Political Shift
This week, The Lead features Greg Bluestein, a political reporter and University of Georgia alum who covers the governor’s office and state politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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The Lead: Rana Cash on Leading the Savannah Morning News
This episode features Rana Cash, editor of the Savannah Morning News in Savannah, Georgia.
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Lauren Leathers, Former Music Editor, ArtsATL: Guest Curator for Fall 2020
To further our mission to both craft journalism at Grady and talk about the process and quality, each guest curator has highlighted what he or she sees as the five “don’t want to miss” pieces posted to Grady Newsource for a period of time, along with a few sentences of…
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The Lead Bonus Episode: Charlotte Norsworthy on What She’s Learned
Although Season 9 officially ended with the most recent episode featuring Ian Urbina, I couldn’t move onto the next season without having The Lead’s own Charlotte Norsworthy back on the show. If you’ve been following The Lead, you may recognize Charlotte as a former host and this season’s executive producer.…
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The Lead: Ian Urbina on The Outlaw Ocean Project
What does it mean to be courageous? We’ve certainly had to summon courage during 2020, even if we may not label ourselves as courageous. In the final episode of season 9, Ian Urbina, founder of The Outlaw Ocean Project, describes courage from the perspective of the stories he has travelled…
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The Lead: Astead Herndon On Covering A Presidential Election
The day has arrived: Election Day 2020. And on this day, I’m excited to share a special Election Day episode of The Lead featuring Astead Herndon, a national politics reporter for The New York Times. When Astead and I spoke about two weeks ago, he discussed reporting on the 2020…
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ANNOTATED: Jackson County Schools’ Nutrition Program Sees Participation Decline During COVID-19
In this annotation, Crysta Jones interviews Shianne Jones, a junior journalism student, to discuss the process of reporting on Jackson County Schools’ participation decline in their Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why did you choose to write this story? How did you come by this story? Shianne Jones:…