Q&A

Interviews with journalists (and non-journalists) that challenge journalism to be better.

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Q&A: Jenny Dorsey of Studio ATAO

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The Reckoning in Food Media
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April 10, 2023

A conversation about tokenism in food media, the importance of disrupting it, and what food media might look like in the future.

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Q&A: Daniel Nichanian on the nuts and Bolts of local democracy coverage for a national audience
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March 30, 2023

Daniel Nichanian, the founder and editor-in-chief of Bolts, on why he’s “making a bet” on building new audiences for state and local democracy reporting.

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Q&A: Rebuild Local News
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March 3, 2023

Envisioning ways to fund local newsrooms and support the people who keep them running.

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Q&A: Nawar Nemeh
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February 17, 2023

A conversation with our social media manager.

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Q&A: Karen Yin
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February 3, 2023

Using “conscious language” to improve accuracy and support equity.

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Q&A: Samantha Sunne
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January 20, 2023

A conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion in data reporting.

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Q&A: Cristina Escobar
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December 9, 2022

The co-founder of LatinaMedia.Co on media representation and the whiteness of critique.

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Q&A: Reimagining Immigration News
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November 25, 2022

How Define American used North Carolina as a case study for national coverage.

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Q&A: Cerise Castle
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November 11, 2022

The Los Angeles reporter talks about covering City Hall and Knock LA.

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Q&A: Johana Bhuiyan
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October 28, 2022

Bhuiyan on the urgency of her work in today’s technological gilded era and how she weighs questions of objectivity in her reporting.