My Principles of Journalism students were charged to create a podcast that focused on news literacy while critically engaging with journalism’s foundations and the journalism industry. The students created 60 episodes in the first year focused on 12 specialty or alternative presses. The podcast is now expanding to also have interviews with professionals about their work and the role of news literacy within it.
See below to listen to Ink and Airwaves, their incredible podcast.
The Seattle Times Pushes for Free Press and Mental Health in Community-forward Work – Ink and Airwaves
In this first episode, host Daria explains the importance of news literacy, how journalism works, and why the news matters. Daria leads the group in exploring different aspects of The Seattle Times, including their funding, laws, and challenges and opportunities for the newsroom. They also discuss various philanthropic work The Seattle Times does to help benefit their community, like the Mental Health Project. They end with talking about the Free Press Initiative, which aims to protect local journalism. Join us to learn about how The Seattle Times is able to do award winning work and benefit their community at the same time.
- The Seattle Times Pushes for Free Press and Mental Health in Community-forward Work
- What Local News Means to Us: The Jacksonville Journal-Courier
- How the Jacksonville Journal-Courier Finds (or Loses) its Audience
- SNAP Benefits, the National News, and the Jacksonville Journal-Courier's Local Lens
- Inside the Work of Bridgette Fox, Reporter at the Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Patrick R. Johnson, Ph.D., MJE 