I think the concept of bias in journalism is really interesting - especially because it usually focuses on an individual journalist's personally held beliefs rather than societal power structures that might have shaped our industry.

not a fade in or a fade out but a secret third thing

Which really is, in my view, the key Q post-Oct. 7. I’ve been appalled by “by any means necessary” rhetoric that treats all Israelis as fair targets & terrorism as legitimate resistance.

But I am appalled every single day by Israel’s eliminationism & plausible genocide in Gaza.

Ramadan Mubarak, everybody! Elmo loves you! ❤️

Ramadan Mubarak!

To all who celebrate (or don’t!) wishing you peace. Praying for peace.

May our children inherit a better world than what we are currently giving them. 💛

Myself and other journalists of color in the industry are starting to note the beginning of a backlash against us. This is incredibly concerning. If you need access to JOC slack — please reach out. We are stronger together

There aren’t many investigative reporting guides particularly for tech and business journalists, so I started making my own! It’s a work in progress, but sharing version 1 widely in case other biz journalists can get something out of it, too. jessicakmathews.notion.site/A-business-rep…

Audio Playground has risen & assignment 23s are up
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Thanks to Zayd Ayers Dohrn for jumping in here with answers to my questions about creating Mother Country Radicals, his narrative podcast series w/ Dustlight Productions for my brand new Substack newsletter Bingeworthy. Thanks for believing in the project
#podcast #narrativepodcast 📧

We have 3 new poddy trainings coming up this February! Sign up for a workshop on voicing, impressionist sound design or writing a perfect beginning! These will sell out soon.
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Mother Country Radicals just won the duPont-Columbia Journalism Award!

Incredibly proud of our team, and deeply honored to be among these brilliant reporters.

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Our producer, Chana Joffe-Walt, had a series of conversations with a man in Gaza over the course of one week. They're so immediate – and particular to this moment in the war in Gaza – that we're bringing them to you now, outside of our regular schedule. bit.ly/3Ty3Cvq

We have a few poddy trainings coming up in January:
Sound Design with Misha Euceph & Stephanie Cohn- bit.ly/poddytrainings…
Interview Prep with Misha Euceph- bit.ly/48kKq8M

We only have limited tickets for both, so sign up now! And as always, DM us for scholarships!

This is today! Still a couple of tickets left.

Poddy training alert! We have a hands-on interview workshop with Misha Euceph on December 14 from 12-2pm PST. Buy your tickets now before they sell out!
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What does Thanksgiving dinner look like for Zayd Ayers Dohrn?

Take a dive into our premiere of the Tribeca Official Selection and duPont-Columbia finalist, Mother Country Radicals from Crooked Media, Dustlight Productions and more!

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The inside story of why Netflix dropped the film adaptation of ‘Maximum City’: because the director Anurag Kashyap criticized the Modi government.