It's All Journalism

Attorney Ashley Messenger discusses a variety of topics on our podcast that are relevant to working journalists, including copyright law, FOIA and hate speech. Her new book, A Practical Guide to Media Law, is available through Pearson. Digital copies are available from Amazon.

Attorney Ashley Messenger discusses a variety of topics on our podcast that are relevant to working journalists, including copyright law, FOIA and hate speech. Her new book, A Practical Guide to Media Law, is available through Pearson. Digital copies are available from Amazon.

Jen Reeves started out working in traditional broadcast journalism and transitioned into the digital sphere. Currently, she is a manager of social media strategy and training at AARP, one of the largest advocacy organizations for seniors in the country.

â??We talk about everything from sex to important legal and lawmaking issues.

Jen Reeves started out working in traditional broadcast journalism and transitioned into the digital sphere. Currently, she is a manager of social media strategy and training at AARP, one of the largest advocacy organizations for seniors in the country.

â??We talk about everything from sex to important legal and lawmaking issues.

One of the great benefits of digital technology is the rise of citizen journalism and blogging, in which amateurs, without any formal training or connections to traditional news outlets, are able to have their voices heard. "We're living in this world where there's this marvelous word, 'disintermediation,' where people used to have to go get hired by a newspaper or get a broadcaster to take them on in order to get what they were saying out to an audience," said Anne Morrison, director of the BBC Academy.

One of the great benefits of digital technology is the rise of citizen journalism and blogging, in which amateurs, without any formal training or connections to traditional news outlets, are able to have their voices heard. "We're living in this world where there's this marvelous word, 'disintermediation,' where people used to have to go get hired by a newspaper or get a broadcaster to take them on in order to get what they were saying out to an audience," said Anne Morrison, director of the BBC Academy.

In our podcast interview, Jack Gillum talks about how he uses computer-assisted reporting to do his job. For those looking to learn more on this subject, he recommends the The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) program offered by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., as an excellent resource for journalists.

In our podcast interview, Jack Gillum talks about how he uses computer-assisted reporting to do his job. For those looking to learn more on this subject, he recommends the The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) program offered by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., as an excellent resource for journalists.

As chief executive officer of Chartbeat, Tony Haile helps collect data on the audiences of some of the biggest media companies in the world, including Gawker, Time and Al Jazeera.

As chief executive officer of Chartbeat, Tony Haile helps collect data on the audiences of some of the biggest media companies in the world, including Gawker, Time and Al Jazeera.