Shop Talk

Shop Talk

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Shop Talk episodes

  • Ensuring reporters access to police scanner transmissions

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a legislative proposal in Illinois that would require any law enforcement agency in the state that encrypts police scanner transmissions to provide real time access to those transmissions to accredited media in the state.

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    11 min
  • Journalism at the grassroots level

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether the future of journalism will depend on grassroots efforts.

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    11 min
  • College newspaper buys two community papers

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists share their thoughts on The Daily Iowan’s purchase of two local weekly newspapers. The Daily Iowan is the student newspaper at the University of Iowa.

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    11 min
  • Reporter’s actions raise ethics concerns

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether a reporter for The Boston Globe got too personally involved in a story about assisted suicide.

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    13 min
  • Iowa might make mug shots confidential

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss legislation in Iowa that would make mug shots confidential in most cases.

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    11 min
  • Covering the 2024 presidential campaign

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether well-reported coverage of issues in the 2024 presidential campaign will reach a broad audience, given the highly polarized nature of media consumption today.

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    9 min
  • New outlets for former broadcasters

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about former cable TV hosts who’ve found a new home online.

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    13 min
  • Documenting news deserts

    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a report from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism that documents news deserts.

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    13 min

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