The Lead: 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 changing as Georgia? In this episode, Stephen Fowler, a political reporter at Georgia Public Broadcasting, has some answers. In this episode, we talk about covering the midterms, the gravity of covering local political news and the magic of radio storytelling.

The article Stephen mentions about the shoal bass, “On The Flint, A Fight For A Fish,” can be found here.

“Don’t wait for somebody to give you permission or assign you a story to do something.”

Guest: Stephen Fowler, political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Jacqueline GaNun is a senior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She is also majoring in international affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs and minoring in French.

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