Shop Talk

Shop Talk

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Shop Talk episodes

  • Gannett has yet to fill reporter positions

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss Gannett’s decision to pause its plan to hire hundreds of reporters to fill open positions. Many of the company’s newspapers in this region have no local reporters on staff.

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    12 min
  • The kerfuffle over NPR’s reporting

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the commotion caused by remarks made by now former NPR employee Uri Berliner. He wrote an article stating that NPR has lost America’s trust, and that the network has lacked standards and transparency on several major stories. In a response, Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep said Berliner’s article was filled with errors and omissions.

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    12 min
  • Latest efforts to help local papers stay afloat

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the disappearing local newspaper industry and some of the latest efforts to keep local papers alive.

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    13 min
  • A view from a Quincy TV station

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, Mark Meyer joins the panel to talk about what he sees happening in the news industry today. Meyer is the assignment manager at WGEM-TV in Quincy.

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    14 min
  • The Ronna McDaniel debacle at NBC

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about NBC News’ decision to hire and then quickly fire former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.

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    10 min
  • Newspaper chain drops AP, promises investment in newsrooms

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues.

    The McClatchy and Gannett newspaper chains recently decided to drop some or all of their services from The Associated Press. A Gannett spokesperson said, “This decision enables us to invest further in our newsrooms.” The Shop Talk panelists are skeptical.

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    11 min
  • Sunshine Week

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about Sunshine Week, which is held to promote open, transparent government. The discussion includes examples of transparency and a lack of transparency by local government officials.

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    13 min
  • Battling misinformation in an election year

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss AI-generated images and other misinformation that could easily spread during an election year.

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    11 min
  • The intersection of journalism and comedy

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a study of satirical news shows to evaluate how often they performed and exhibited journalistic tendencies.

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    13 min

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