In this episode of The Lead, freelance culture and entertainment reporter Jewel Wicker joins to reflect on the trends we’re seeing in the culture and entertainment journalism industry, and discusses how she prepares for interviews with celebrities and with people who have little to no media exposure. Plus, her methods for finding her writing voice and what she learned from her award-winning podcast, “Gaining Ground: The New Georgia.”

Kyra Posey is a graduate student studying journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. 

cul