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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The Lead: Ian Urbina on The Outlaw Ocean Project

What does it mean to be courageous? We’ve certainly had to summon courage during ...

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The Lead: Josina Guess on Becoming a Writer

When Josina Guess joined The Bitter Southerner as assistant editor in December 2019, I ...

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The Lead: Laura James On Global Cultural Trends

Welcome back to another pre-recorded episode of The Lead amid the developing COVID-19 crisis. ...

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The Lead: Randy Travis on Relevance of Investigative News

Allow me to begin this annotation by noting that this episode was recorded before ...

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The Lead: David McCraw On Law And Liberty

In the fall of 2019, I had the pleasure of interviewing David McCraw, the ...

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The Lead: Mariana Heredia on Fenix Journalism

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Mariana Heredia, a 2013 ...