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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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 ...

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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Dr. Karin Assmann on Interviewing Hesitant Sources

  Karin Assmann has reported from Guantanamo Bay “three times” by her count. She’s ...

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Jewel Wicker on the Future of Culture Journalism

  In this episode of The Lead, freelance culture and entertainment reporter Jewel Wicker ...

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AJC’s Tyler Estep on Covering Communities, Maintaining the Human Connection

  In this episode of The Lead, Tyler Estep from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution discusses tactics ...