The Rough Draft

Episode Summary

Today we’re joined by Sky Dylan-Robbins, founder of the Video Consortium. In this mini episode, Sky discusses some of her favorite tools for cultivating a good creative process and environment. 

Guest Bio

Sky Dylan-Robbins is an award-winning producer, filmmaker, and media entrepreneur. After producing documentaries at NBC News and The New Yorker, she founded The Video Consortium, a global nonprofit supporting nonfiction storytellers. Named Forbes "30 under 30" in media, her work has earned multiple industry honors and her feature documentary "On Our Own Island" captivates audiences worldwide.

Additional Resources: 

Sky’s website

The Video Consortium website

The Video Consortium on Instagram

Check out Sky’s feature length documentary “On Our Own Island”

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Episode Summary

Today we’re joined by Sky Dylan-Robbins, founder of the Video Consortium. 

In this mini episode, Sky talks about why she started the Video Consortium as a way to create a community for nonfiction storytellers in an ever-changing media landscape. 

Guest Bio

Sky Dylan-Robbins is an award-winning producer, filmmaker, and media entrepreneur. Sky has worked for ABC News and the New Yorker. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of The Video Consortium- a global nonprofit media organization that connects and supports today’s nonfiction filmmakers and video journalists to tell bold stories that change the world.

Additional Resources: 

Sky’s website

The Video Consortium website

The Video Consortium on Instagram

Check out Sky’s feature length documentary “On Our Own Island”

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Episode Summary

Today we’re joined by Jamilah King, an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed News.

In this episode, Jamilah talks about how she got into her career in journalism, her process for editing other reporters and how Kamala Harris’ career evolved since she started covering her in San Francisco.

Guest Bio

Jamilah King is an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed.

Social Media

Jamilah’s website 

Jamilah on X 

Jamilah on Instagram 

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The Rough Draft is produced by Rev, and releases a new episode every Tuesday & Thursday.

Additional Resources

Below are links to some of Jamilah’s stories: 

It’s Kamala’s Campaign Now via Mother Jones

The Secret To Understanding Kamala Harris (2018)

Kamala Harris Will Be The First Black Vice President (2020)

The Vice President Still Hasn’t Shaken Off #KamalaIsACop (Feb 2021)

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

Episode Summary

Today we’re joined by Jamilah King, an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed News.

In this episode, Jamilah talks about her experience covering Kamala Harris’ career starting when she was a DA in San Francisco and what she’s watching in this election. 

Guest Bio

Jamilah King is an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed.

Social Media

Jamilah’s website 

Jamilah on X 

Jamilah on Instagram 

Rate and Subscribe

Be sure to subscribe to The Rough Draft on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you get your podcasts in order to stay up to date with the latest episodes.

Follow Rev and The Rough Draft on Instagram, LinkedIn and X

The Rough Draft is produced by Rev, and releases a new episode every Tuesday & Thursday.

Additional Resources

Below are links to some of Jamilah’s stories: 

It’s Kamala’s Campaign Now via Mother Jones

The Secret To Understanding Kamala Harris (2018)

Kamala Harris Will Be The First Black Vice President (2020)

The Vice President Still Hasn’t Shaken Off #KamalaIsACop (Feb 2021)

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

Episode Summary

Today we’re joined by Jamilah King, an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed News.

In this episode, Jamilah talks about her process for editing other reporters and what that looks like in her role at Mother Jones. 

Guest Bio

Jamilah King is an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed.

Social Media

Jamilah’s website 

Jamilah on X 

Jamilah on Instagram 

Rate and Subscribe

Be sure to subscribe to The Rough Draft on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you get your podcasts in order to stay up to date with the latest episodes.

Follow Rev and The Rough Draft on Instagram, LinkedIn and X

The Rough Draft is produced by Rev, and releases a new episode every Tuesday & Thursday.

Additional Resources

Below are links to some of Jamilah’s stories: 

It’s Kamala’s Campaign Now via Mother Jones

The Secret To Understanding Kamala Harris (2018)

Kamala Harris Will Be The First Black Vice President (2020)

The Vice President Still Hasn’t Shaken Off #KamalaIsACop (Feb 2021)

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

Episode Summary

Today we’re joined by Jamilah King, an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed News.

In this episode, Jamilah talks about how she got into her career in journalism and she’s watched it change over her 15 year career.

Guest Bio

Jamilah King is an editorial director at Mother Jones. She oversees a team of investigative reporters covering race, politics, criminal justice and more. She previously worked as a managing editor at Buzzfeed.

Social Media

Jamilah’s website 

Jamilah on X 

Jamilah on Instagram 

Rate and Subscribe

Be sure to subscribe to The Rough Draft on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you get your podcasts in order to stay up to date with the latest episodes.

Follow Rev and The Rough Draft on Instagram, LinkedIn and X

The Rough Draft is produced by Rev, and releases a new episode every Tuesday & Thursday.

Additional Resources

Below are links to some of Jamilah’s stories:

It’s Kamala’s Campaign Now via Mother Jones

The Secret To Understanding Kamala Harris (2018)

Kamala Harris Will Be The First Black Vice President (2020)

The Vice President Still Hasn’t Shaken Off #KamalaIsACop (Feb 2021)

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

Nadia Hamdan is a producer for Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting: the nation’s first investigative journalism nonprofit. The podcast and radio show is a winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy, and Murrow awards.

In this full episode, Nadia talks about her career path that led to investigative journalism, her creative process when working on an audio piece, and she talks about the process of making her most ambitious project, the 40 Acres And A Lie podcast. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

In this mini episode, audio journalist Nadia Hamdan talks about the process of making her latest project, the 40 Acres And A Lie podcast. 

Nadia is a producer for Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting: the nation’s first investigative journalism nonprofit. The podcast and radio show is a winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy, and Murrow awards.

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

In this mini episode, audio journalist Nadia Hamdan talks about her creative process when working on a big podcast project (like how she manages all that tape!)

Nadia is a producer for Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting: the nation’s first investigative journalism nonprofit. The podcast and radio show is a winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy, and Murrow awards.

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com

In this mini episode, audio journalist Nadia Hamdan talks about her career path from working in marketing to local news and now investigative journalism.

Nadia is a producer for Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting: the nation’s first investigative journalism nonprofit. The podcast and radio show is a winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy, and Murrow awards.

Mentioned in this episode:

Rev.com