The Lead Podcast

The James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership at the Grady College prepares students and professionals for leadership roles in the news media. By sponsoring intensive training programs and funding applied research, the Cox Institute is at the forefront of addressing the strategic challenges faced by contemporary news organizations."/

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Ryan Prior on Uncovering Stories About Health and Disability

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UGA’s Denetra Walker on Creating Change Through Social Justice Journalism

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Atlanta Magazine’s Kamille Whittaker on Recording Black History

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Grist’s Lylla Younes on Environmental Storytelling

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Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Erin Schilling on the Joy of Editing

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Paul Glader on Getting Out of the Office

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UGA’s Vicki Michaelis on Sports Journalism’s Expansive Impact

Vicki Michaelis is one of few people who have witnessed Michael Phelps win every ...

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Melissa Lyttle on Believing in Your Work

Melissa Lyttle is an award-winning photojournalist who spent 15 years working at newspapers in ...

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ProPublica’s Rui Kaneya on Supporting Local Investigative News

Rui Kaneya, a senior editor at ProPublica, joins The Lead to talk about why ...

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Alyssa Pointer on People-Focused Photojournalism

Longform documentary storytelling is Alyssa Pointer’s specialty. She’s an independent photojournalist who wants her ...

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NPR’s Pallavi Gogoi on Making Business Stories That Matter to People

Pallavi Gogoi has worked in financial journalism for most of her long and impressive ...

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GPB’s Stephen Fowler on political reporting and the power of radio

What does it take to cover politics in a state as crucial and rapidly ...

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Daniella Zalcman on reimagining documentary photography

Daniella Zalcman is an award-winning documentary photographer with work in National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian ...

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Sean Keenan on Why Housing Reporting is Essential

Sean Keenan’s work can be found in The New York Times, Atlanta Magazine, The ...

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ANNOTATED: Behind the Scenes of The Lead With Kyra Posey

One of Newsource’s three major transparency initiatives is “The Lead” — a podcast about ...

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Ken Foskett on Why the Public Needs Open Records Requests

Ken Foskett recently retired from his role as a senior editor for investigations at ...

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Max Blau on Practicing Radical Transparency In Interviews

Max Blau is an investigative reporter covering health care, public health, and the environment ...

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Alex Sujong Laughlin on Investing In Your Passions

Alex Sujong Laughlin paved her own way into podcasting: while working in social media, ...

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