Rebecca Burns, publisher of The Red & Black student newspaper at the University of Georgia, discusses why independent student journalism matters and gives advice on what aspiring media leaders should focus on in order to have successful careers.

Rebecca Burns, publisher of The Red & Black student newspaper at the University of Georgia, discusses why independent student journalism matters and gives advice on what aspiring media leaders should focus on in order to have successful careers.

Dan Petty, senior editor at the Denver Post, talks about how newspapers can make coverage essential to their readership, further engage people online and grow their audience.

Dan Petty, senior editor at the Denver Post, talks about how newspapers can make coverage essential to their readership, further engage people online and grow their audience.

In the first episode of Season 2, Richard Griffiths, vice president and senior editorial director at CNN, discusses what he's learned from his long career in broadcast and addresses political attacks on CNN's journalism.

In the first episode of Season 2, Richard Griffiths, vice president and senior editorial director at CNN, discusses what he's learned from his long career in broadcast and addresses political attacks on CNN's journalism.

In the first episode of The Lead, Charles Davis, dean of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, talks about recent changes to the school's curriculum and how universities can prepare aspiring journalists for the media industry.

Barry Hollander, a professor of journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, breaks down the results of the 2016 presidential election and explains how polling is an imperfect practice.

Alex Jones, former director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, and Steve Oney, author and freelance journalist, discuss the importance of long-form journalism and the evolution of the newspaper business.

Akili-Casundria Ramsess, executive director of the National Press Photographers Association, talks about why professional photojournalism is just as important in the digital age as ever before.