the lead
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: The AJC’s Drew Kann on Climate, Environment Reporting
Drew Kann’s reporting has taken him to the critically dwindling Colorado River, the citrus farms of the rural South, and the nuclear reactors currently under construction in Georgia. While each story may focus on one geographic area, the core of Kann’s reporting lies in the environmental implications for the globe…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: The New York Times’ Bill Ruthhart on early-career navigation
Bill Ruthhart interacts with the next generation of journalists on a daily basis. As a writing coach and editor for Career Programs at The New York Times, Ruthhart guides 30 newsroom fellows into their development as impactful reporters and writers. Growing up in a family of journalists, he previously spent…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: Dotdash Meredith’s Annie Campbell on Food Journalism’s Push to Vertical
Annie Campbell knew she didn’t want to pursue a career in hard news. When she graduated from the University of Georgia, the question that remained was how she could fuse her passions into a sustainable career path. Answering this question landed Campbell at Dotdash Meredith, where she is currently an…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: Country Living’s Anna Logan on Home and Design Magazines
When Anna Logan graduated, she never expected her future career would involve posing a duck for a kitchen shoot or outsmarting the weather to capture the perfect snowy home cover. As the senior homes and style editor at Country Living magazine, Logan has found herself in unlikely settings — yet,…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: The Nashville Post’s Nicolle Praino on connecting with communities
Nicolle Praino began her career exploring stories beyond the surface to uncover the layers of her community. From Savannah’s WTOC to CNN’s The Row, Praino built a foundation in fact-driven, research-based narratives before entering her current roles — reporter at the Nashville Post and The News and managing editor at…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: Trusting News’ Joy Mayer on Rebuilding Audience Trust in Media
Joy Mayer works to help journalists and news organizations reclaim the public’s trust. As the person behind Trusting News, she guides newsrooms in transforming their reporting approach. With two decades of experience in journalism and academics, Mayer promotes an active cultivation of reliability and audience connection within the skepticism often…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead Bonus Episode: Introducing Alexis Derickson as Host
In this season 16 bonus episode, outgoing host Jacqueline GaNun passes the mic to Alexis Derickson. Alexis tells us how she plans to use her previous journalism experience and what she hopes to learn — and bring to listeners — as host of The Lead. Guest: Alexis Derickson Host: Jacqueline…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: Alex Crevar on Finding a Travel Journalism Niche
Alex Crevar moved to the Balkans in the 1990s and has been reporting from there ever since. His vivid and insightful travel stories are published in outlets including The New York Times, National Geographic and Lonely Planet, but his focus isn’t on filling a résumé — it’s about traveling genuinely…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead: The Current’s Margaret Coker on reviving an investigative news desert
Margaret Coker has covered stories from 32 countries on four continents, working for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other outlets. In 2020, she returned home to Savannah, Georgia, to found The Current, a nonprofit news source dedicated to filling the vacuum of high-quality investigative news on…
-
Doing Journalism
The Lead Special Episode: What the Hackathon, Featuring Adam Levin
Misinformation. Deepfakes. Scams. None of these are going away, and we need tools to figure out what’s true. This special episode of The Lead brings you into the What the Hackathon at the University of Georgia, where students learned in real-time how to navigate our disordered information ecosystem to produce…