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I remember Greg Wyshynski way back when ...

Fellow It's All Journalism producer Julie O'Donoghue and I worked together for years at The Connection Newspapers in Northern Virginia. She covered politics and I was one of the community editors.

Greg was the guy who ran the sports department, dividing his time between covering high school field hockey games and blogging about hockey separate from the newspaper. He also spent a stint running the Connection's entertainment page.

The one thing that was consistent, no matter what Greg was writing about, it was going to be fun and more often than not, very funny. He even wrote a book â€" "Glow Pucks and 10-cent Beers: The 101 Worst Ideas in Sports History," which he calls the best reviewed bathroom reader.

So, when Greg left The Connection, it was pretty clear he was on an upward arc and he was going to end up doing something fun and probably very funny.

Flash forward to today and Greg is the editor of Puck Daddy, the highly entertaining and informative Yahoo! hockey blog. There, he applies his talent for finding whimsy in the serious sports world.

In addition, Greg also brings his whimsical POV to the podcasting world via the "Marek Vs. Wyshynski" podcast.

Indulge as we catch up with an old friend.

I remember Greg Wyshynski way back when ...

Fellow It's All Journalism producer Julie O'Donoghue and I worked together for years at The Connection Newspapers in Northern Virginia. She covered politics and I was one of the community editors.

Greg was the guy who ran the sports department, dividing his time between covering high school field hockey games and blogging about hockey separate from the newspaper. He also spent a stint running the Connection's entertainment page.

The one thing that was consistent, no matter what Greg was writing about, it was going to be fun and more often than not, very funny. He even wrote a book â€" "Glow Pucks and 10-cent Beers: The 101 Worst Ideas in Sports History," which he calls the best reviewed bathroom reader.

So, when Greg left The Connection, it was pretty clear he was on an upward arc and he was going to end up doing something fun and probably very funny.

Flash forward to today and Greg is the editor of Puck Daddy, the highly entertaining and informative Yahoo! hockey blog. There, he applies his talent for finding whimsy in the serious sports world.

In addition, Greg also brings his whimsical POV to the podcasting world via the "Marek Vs. Wyshynski" podcast.

Indulge as we catch up with an old friend.

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Elise Hu and Matt Stiles have blazed a trail of innovative journalism at NPR.

"We've both sort of developed a reputation there where people trust that we're trying to do things that are innovative and different and have unique value," said Stiles, the data editor on NPR's news apps team. Before coming to NPR, he was a reporter and data applications editor at The Texas Tribune, a digital news startup in Austin.

Hu is a tech and culture reporter at NPR. She hosts the All Tech Considered blog at NPR and reports for Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Before coming to NPR, she was a founding journalist at The Texas Tribune.

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Hu and Stiles spoke to It's All Journalism producers Megan Cloherty and Michael O'Connell about the challenges facing digital journalists, especially those that happen to be married to each other too.

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Elise Hu and Matt Stiles have blazed a trail of innovative journalism at NPR.

"We've both sort of developed a reputation there where people trust that we're trying to do things that are innovative and different and have unique value," said Stiles, the data editor on NPR's news apps team. Before coming to NPR, he was a reporter and data applications editor at The Texas Tribune, a digital news startup in Austin.

Hu is a tech and culture reporter at NPR. She hosts the All Tech Considered blog at NPR and reports for Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Before coming to NPR, she was a founding journalist at The Texas Tribune.

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Hu and Stiles spoke to It's All Journalism producers Megan Cloherty and Michael O'Connell about the challenges facing digital journalists, especially those that happen to be married to each other too.

The Washington Post underwent its biggest expansion in over a decade this summer and Andrew Pergam was at the center of it.

Pergam is a senior editor for the new PostTV, an online video venture the venerable newspaper introduced to much fanfare and scrutiny last month. PostTV only features a few shows â€" “In Play,â€? “The Fold,â€? “On Backgroundâ€? and “Post Sports Liveâ€? â€" right now, but there are plans to add more programming moving forward.

“We’re learning how to do longer form shows so that ultimately five years from now, when you’re watching it on your connected TV, you go to PostTV, and you can sit back and watch a whole half hour show. But it’s all chopped up into clips and so you can easily navigate and say ‘Hey I just want to watch this segment on Boehner,� Pergam said.

Pergam met with It’s All Journalism producers Megan Cloherty, Anna Miars and Michael O’Connell to talk about the Post’s plans for PostTV.

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The Washington Post underwent its biggest expansion in over a decade this summer and Andrew Pergam was at the center of it.

Pergam is a senior editor for the new PostTV, an online video venture the venerable newspaper introduced to much fanfare and scrutiny last month. PostTV only features a few shows â€" “In Play,â€? “The Fold,â€? “On Backgroundâ€? and “Post Sports Liveâ€? â€" right now, but there are plans to add more programming moving forward.

“We’re learning how to do longer form shows so that ultimately five years from now, when you’re watching it on your connected TV, you go to PostTV, and you can sit back and watch a whole half hour show. But it’s all chopped up into clips and so you can easily navigate and say ‘Hey I just want to watch this segment on Boehner,� Pergam said.

Pergam met with It’s All Journalism producers Megan Cloherty, Anna Miars and Michael O’Connell to talk about the Post’s plans for PostTV.

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Jason Fraley, a news writer and movie reviewer for WTOP radio in Washington, D.C., and Matt Razak, the founder of the movie review website Flixist, discuss the state of movie criticism in the Internet age.

They also share with It's All Journalism Producers Michael O'Connell and Julia O'Donoghue some of their favorite media-themed movies and television shows.

Jason Fraley, a news writer and movie reviewer for WTOP radio in Washington, D.C., and Matt Razak, the founder of the movie review website Flixist, discuss the state of movie criticism in the Internet age.

They also share with It's All Journalism Producers Michael O'Connell and Julia O'Donoghue some of their favorite media-themed movies and television shows.

Correction: During the podcast, Julia O’Donoghue misidentifies a person she mentioned. She was actually refering to Sam Zell.

Monday's announcement that Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, was purchasing The Washington Post shook the media industry like an earthquake.

What did it mean?

It's All Journalism's four producers got together for a quick podcast to discuss the sale, how it was covered in the media and what does it mean for the future of journalism.

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Correction: During the podcast, Julia O’Donoghue misidentifies a person she mentioned. She was actually refering to Sam Zell.

Monday's announcement that Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, was purchasing The Washington Post shook the media industry like an earthquake.

What did it mean?

It's All Journalism's four producers got together for a quick podcast to discuss the sale, how it was covered in the media and what does it mean for the future of journalism.

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