Sword and Pen

For this month's Sword and Pen podcast, MVJ is re-airing our Extremism in the Military Webinar that originally aired June 16. Join host Drew Lawrence as he addresses a very timely topic of domestic and foreign extremism with Andrew Mines, a research fellow for George Washington University's Program on Extremism, and Dr. Daniel Milton, director of research at the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy. Both researchers co-authored "This is War": Examining Military Experience Among the Capitol Hill Siege Participants."

Questions by the webinar attendees and answers by the expert panel are included at the end of the show.

Tune in to hear what the panel says about:

Andrew Mines / Twitter @mines_andrew | Program on Extremism at George Washington University / Website

Dr. Daniel Milton / Twitter @Dr_DMilton | CTC at West Point / Twitter @CTCWP

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In this episode of Military Veterans in Journalism podcast show Sword and Pen, Army veteran and journalist Noelle Wiehe recalls the moment she first realized she wanted to tell military stories for a living, and how joining the army eventually led her to that perfect reporting job. Noelle is a Military Veterans in Journalism member and credits an MVJ fellowship for her current job at Black Rifle Coffee Company's Coffee or Die Magazine. 

The University of Cincinnati journalism graduate also gives great advice to other MVJ members trying to break into journalism. 

Tune in to hear what she says about: 

Noelle's website / Twitter | Coffee or Die Twitter | Coffee or Die Website

This episode is hosted by Lori King

Sword and Pen is brought to you by co-hosts Lori King and Drew Lawrence

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, host Lori King checks in with Navy veteran Tony Mobley, one of the Top 10 Military Veterans in Journalism of 2020. Tony's entry, Photo Series: Black Lives Matter Protests, earned him that recognition. Tony talks about how he documented life on the biggest warship in the U.S. Navy; his covid coverage during the height of the pandemic in 2020; and why a photo of his baby sister inspired him to become a photographer at nine years old.  We also have a real conversation about racism among black photographers and the power of diversity.

Tony's website / Twitter / Instagram | YouTube

This episode is hosted by Lori King.

Sword and Pen is brought to you by co-hosts Lori King and Drew Lawrence

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, Washington Post national security reporter Dan Lamothe talks about the path that led him to cover the WaPo's military beat; expresses his love for journalism and advices on how to break into it; and reveals why he thinks there's a need for journalists to have conversations dealing with emotional turmoil after covering intense embed patrols. 

Washington Post Bio / Twitter @DanLamothe 

This episode is hosted by Drew Lawrence.

Sword and Pen is brought to you by co-hosts Lori King and Drew Lawrence

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, guest Roy Peter Clark, of the Poynter Institute, discusses the almighty lead sentence.

Clark, a journalist, author and educator, also breaks down the writing process into a series of steps; advises how to break out of a writer's block; begrudgingly shares his favorite lead sentence he's ever written; and fills us in on what the Poynter Institute is all about, which is "arguably one of the most important and influential schools for journalists and democracy in the world."

This episode, hosted by Lori King, is a long soak into the lessons of writing. 

Best 2020 Pulitzer Prize Leads, as judged by Roy Peter Clark | Twitter @RoyPeterClark

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, host Drew Lawrence asks Army Times staff reporter Davis Winkie to break down his investigation into Operation Lone Star. Winkie shares his inside story on the Texas National Guard's border mission, talks about taking risks to land a journalism job as a military historian, and admits how he [hopefully] helped a female boy scout earn a merit badge, despite her criticism of one of his articles.

Operation Lone Star Article | Headline: Suicide attempts, delayed pay prompt calls for probe into Guard's Texas mission

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, host Lori King converses with MVJ member Lucretia Cunningham, a former U.S. Air Force medic who traded in her medical kit for cameras, microphones and the almighty pen.

Listen as Cunningham shares her story of being an active duty medic for a decade, then doing an about face and transferring into Public Affairs in the Air National Guard; gives valuable advice to veterans who are facing that transition; and tells us how she secured media jobs with the help of the Military Veterans in Journalism organization. The mother of three also talks about the fine act of balancing family and military and employment commitments.

You can follow Cunningham on Twitter @Lucretia_News.

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, host Drew F. Lawrence converses with Jeff Parrott, a Salt Lake Tribune political journalist, Columbia journalism school graduate and army veteran.

Listen as we dive into Parrott’s take on the mental health of veterans and journalists; the importance of veterans in newsrooms; a local Salt Lake Tribune investigation on the Oath Keepers (an example of why local news matters); and the long walk - or sprint - out of the military and into media.

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In this episode of Sword and Pen, Mike Haynie, founder and executive director of the Institute for Military Veterans, proudly announces the grand opening of the new National Veterans Resource Center on the campus of Syracuse University in Upstate New York.

The sole purpose of the IVMF and the NVRC is to advance the social, economic education and policy concerns of this country’s veterans and their families. The resources are free and available to all veterans, including our MVJ members. Haynie also talks about the Military Visual Journalism Program for active duty service members.

Video: A look inside the new The National Veterans Resource Center

Website links: Institute for Veterans & Military Families | Military Visual Journalism Program 

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This podcast episode of Sword & Pen drops on Nov. 2 at 6 a.m. S&P Guest Mike Haynie takes you to the new National Veterans Resource Center at Syracuse University, a free resource center for all military veterans and their families. The state-of-the-art center also celebrated its grand opening on Nov. 2!