Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share EP169: Truth for Sale with Amanda Del Cid Lugo
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
EP169: Truth for Sale with Amanda Del Cid Lugo
What happens when journalism sells our stories instead of serving them?
In this episode, journalist Amanda Del Cid Lugo from LA Public Press talks about how parachute reporting twists the truth and reduces real lives to quick headlines.
We get into the cost of stories written to sell instead of serve, and what that does to the people at the center of them and how journalism can instead be rooted in care and accountability to the communities it comes from.
Show Notes:
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:29 Amanda's Journalism Journey
03:55 Challenges in the Media Industry
05:38 Breaking into CBS and Radio
06:56 Community-Centric Journalism
14:39 The Role of LA Public Press
25:35 Media Literacy and Collaboration
28:19 The Challenges of Being a Lone Reporter
29:14 Building Community Connections
30:53 Covering Important Stories
31:48 The Battle of Bell Incident
46:07 Documenting and Reporting on Raids
48:51 Tips for Civilian Documentarians
51:20 Conclusion and Contact Information
View all episodes
By The Social Primate Podcast
4.8
3737 ratings
What happens when journalism sells our stories instead of serving them?
In this episode, journalist Amanda Del Cid Lugo from LA Public Press talks about how parachute reporting twists the truth and reduces real lives to quick headlines.
We get into the cost of stories written to sell instead of serve, and what that does to the people at the center of them and how journalism can instead be rooted in care and accountability to the communities it comes from.
Show Notes:
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:29 Amanda's Journalism Journey
03:55 Challenges in the Media Industry
05:38 Breaking into CBS and Radio
06:56 Community-Centric Journalism
14:39 The Role of LA Public Press
25:35 Media Literacy and Collaboration
28:19 The Challenges of Being a Lone Reporter
29:14 Building Community Connections
30:53 Covering Important Stories
31:48 The Battle of Bell Incident
46:07 Documenting and Reporting on Raids
48:51 Tips for Civilian Documentarians
51:20 Conclusion and Contact Information
More shows like The Social Primate Podcast
View all
Democracy Now! Audio
5,740 Listeners
Upstream
1,828 Listeners
Code Switch
14,628 Listeners
The Daily
112,741 Listeners
Up First from NPR
56,533 Listeners
Spooked
16,650 Listeners