Best Robert (Ted) Gutsche Jr Podcasts (2024)

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The J Word 5.8: Gender & Identity in Newswork 52:24

1+ y ago52:24

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In this episode, we take a global look at influences of gender and identity in newswork. With a focus on investigative journalism in Latin America, Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce at Texas State University, in the U.S., discusses the opportunities and challenges for women entering that news genre. In Colombia, Julián D. Cortés-Sánchez at Univers…

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The J Word 5.7: Valuing Voices in News 41:31

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Many of us hope that journalism provides a space for a diverse range of voices, though we also recognize that sometimes some voices are louder than others. In this episode, we hear from three scholars whose works in Journalism Practice deal with the elevations and subjugations of “voice.” In Nigeria, Nathan Oguche Emmanuel at National Open Universi…

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The J Word 5.6: Teaching Journalism Today 48:55

1+ y ago48:55

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In this episode, we talk through all things teaching and training related to journalism. From India, Harikrishnan Bhaskaran, Assistant Professor at the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, discusses how he and his coauthors have found educators and trainers talking about global efforts in teaching data journalism, including challenges and opport…

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The J Word 5.5: What's Journalism Practice Research? 32:42

2y ago32:42

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With aims of inclusivity and transparency, in this episode, Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Brennen talks us through what the journal, Journalism Practice, publishes. Our discussion walks through what our editors and reviewers hope to see in terms of submissions, theories that authors engage with, and what is meant to intersect theory and practice. Some of …

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The J Word 5.4: Editing Today's News 35:47

2y ago35:47

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In this episode, we focus on two ways journalists are working as editors, from setting online visual agendas to dealing with user-influenced content. Gina M. Masullo in the School of Journalism and Media and Associate Director of the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, in the U.S., talks through her coauthored piece in…

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The J Word 5.3: Emotional News Gatekeeping 37:40

2y ago37:40

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Scenes and sounds of conflict – from social media and online comments to news stories to the crisis of an airplane crash – may make for “good journalism” and set the scene for larger storytelling that journalism is known for. But what other social and cultural impacts do these kinds of stories and this kind of storytelling have? And what about the …

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The J Word 5.2: Digital News, Social Influences 32:05

2y ago32:05

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Despite its digitization, journalism – hopefully – hasn’t lost its, what we will call, socialness. From covering issues related to #MeToo to navigating how to appear on and use social media to connecting audiences with the creation of content, this episode’s guests help us complicate and unpack the social roles of journalism in a digital age. Stine…

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The J Word 5.01: Innovando las Noticias [Innovating the News] 12:49

2y ago12:49

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Nuestra invitada de hoy, Diana Lucía Álvarez-Macías del Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, nos habla sobre cómo los periodistas de hoy aplican la investigación sociológica en sus reportajes. Esta entrevista, en español, se enfoca en su más reciente artículo en Journalism Practice. Este diálogo es también parte de un episodio más extenso, en …

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The J Word 5.1: Futures in Digital News Tech 47:16

2y ago47:16

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It’s almost impossible to separate today's journalism from technology. In this episode, we hear from Sadia Jamil, incoming faculty at School of International Communications, University of Nottingham, China, who gives us an update on all things journalism and AI. Specifically, she discusses her recent article from Journalism Practice related to evol…

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The J Word 4.02: Distributing Media Representations 34:26

2y ago34:26

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This is the second of two bonus episodes in Season 4 of The J Word related to an award supported by Journalism Practice for early career scholars that is part of the annual Social Justice + Media Symposium (https://www.sjmsymposium.org). This episode features one of the award’s honorable mentions and the award recipient. Felipe Navarro Nicolette at…

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The J Word 4.01: "Reading" Journalistic Power 35:51

2y ago35:51

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This is the first of two bonus episodes in Season 4 of The J Word. Because practice and scholarship, global communication, and inclusivity are central to what the podcast is about, we decided to help support an award for early career scholars as part of the annual Social Justice + Media Symposium (https://www.sjmsymposium.org) that is done each yea…

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The J Word 4.10: Instagramming the News 41:55

2y ago41:55

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Today, we are joined by Jonathan Hendrickx, from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, who talks about news outlets in Belgium using Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to engage with youth. From Finland, Niina Sormanen, at the University of Jyväskylä, shares similar practices of using Instagram by a young women’s magazine to address issues of self-discovery, ag…

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The J Word 4.9: Ethics of Today’s (News) Conflicts 50:35

2y ago50:35

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With the help of Journalism Practice Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Brennen, Professor Emerita at Marquette University, in the U.S., we discuss in this episode ethical aspects of covering and researching major conflicts of the news day. Avery Holton, Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, in the U.S., highlights his work on onl…

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The J Word 4.8: Combatting Digital News Threats 57:58

2y ago57:58

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For better or worse, digital technologies, with their offerings of platforms and personalities, have threatened traditional news media outlets in terms of their hold on authority, legitimacy, and money. Decades into this battle over digital terrain, our guests today discuss the continued challenges to online media of all types and focus on what’s b…

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The J Word 4.7: Freelancing Digital News 37:19

2y ago37:19

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Freelancing requires a lot of heavy lifting. In this episode, Christian-Ramón Marín-Sanchiz from the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, in Spain, gives us an overview of how it feels to be a freelancer today, while Mushfique Wadud from University of Colorado Boulder discusses the risks of covering climate change in South Asia. Also, Xu Jhang fr…

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The J Word 4.6: Digital News Ethics, Data, & Disrespect 1:00:50

2+ y ago1:00:50

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This is our each-season special featuring of thoughts from Journalism Practice’s Associate and Engagement editors that focuses on their own major and recent works to get us thinking about journalism in new ways across the globe. Associate Editor and Reader in the Department of Journalism at City, University of London, Zahera Harb, shares her work o…

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The J Word 4.5: Covering Climate Change Contestations 58:10

2+ y ago58:10

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This episode is the second of two focused on how journalists balance reporting on climate change’s synergistic effects – the related and consequential results of a changing climate. Our conversation surrounds a double special issue of Journalism Practice co-edited with Juliet Pinto from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Pennsylv…

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The J Word 4.4: Covering Climate Change Synergies 43:19

2+ y ago43:19

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This episode extends conversations about climate change coverage to how journalists balance reporting on climate change’s synergistic effects – the related and consequential results of a changing climate. This is the first of two episodes produced with Juliet Pinto from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Pennsylvania State Univer…

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The J Word 4.3: Debates of "Alternative" News 49:05

2+ y ago49:05

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This episode unpacks current debates on the meanings, roles, and futures of alternative news. Guests include David Dowling, Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa in the U.S., who talks about activist journalism through the case of the Unicorn Riot website coverage of social justice protests in the U.…

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The J Word 4.2: How Free are Journalists? 1:02:39

2+ y ago1:02:39

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In this episode, we discuss not just how free journalists are across the globe, but how we can better understand the complications of journalistic autonomy. In other words, we ask, “What types of freedoms are there for journalists?” Guests include Cláudia Álvares, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at ISCTE: Lisbon University Instit…

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The J Word 4.1: Did Digital Kill News Beats? 23:43

2+ y ago23:43

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No, news beats aren’t dead. But they do look different in today’s digital world. Just who is covering what? Do assigned beats matter? What’s the tension between journalistic specialization and the general assignment beat? This episode features guests from a recent Journalism Practice special issue, “The State of the News Beat.” Zvi Reich, Professor…

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The J Word 3.10: Digital News Numbers 54:11

2+ y ago54:11

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This episode focuses more on the meanings of numbers in today’s digital journalism than in doing math. We explore issues of power, culture, professionalism, and inequalities – all surrounding how journalists use numbers. In this airing, we speak with B.T. Lawson, a University Teacher in Media and Communication at Loughborough University in the UK a…

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The J Word Bonus: Podcasting Toward Reckoning 58:12

2+ y ago58:12

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This is a bonus episode and behind-the-scenes talk on The J Word Podcast, journalistic reckoning, power, and the future of the podcasting form. The following is from a talk given by producer and host Ted Gutsche for a virtual series on journalism and media hosted by Dr. Jobin Joy in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Pazhassiraj…

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The J Word 3.9: The Potentials of Peace Journalism 56:49

2+ y ago56:49

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Does the notion of peace journalism always mean there must be a war going on Just what is peace journalism? How does it differ from solutions, constructive, and, well, just “good” journalism? We debate and discuss approaches to peace journalism in this episode looking at journalism from physical violence in Ethiopia and Kenya, and in the war-langua…

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The J Word 3.8: Measuring Digital News Meanings 36:07

2+ y ago36:07

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It’s finally here – our episode on methods! Bonnie Brennen, Editor-in-Chief of Journalism Practice and Professor Emerita at in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University in the U.S., discusses her newly updated book Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies and comments on the complexities and promise of methodological adva…

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The J Word 3.7: The Future of (Human) Journalism 46:35

2+ y ago46:35

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Artificial intelligence, “robot journalism,” augmented and virtual realities. Journalism is always looking for the “next thing” in innovation to build audiences, trust, and sustainable futures. A lot of the innovation comes in the form of technology, but there are also adaptations that only humans can make. So, what’s the future for humans in journ…

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The J Word 3.6: Sourcing the Vulnerable 42:12

2+ y ago42:12

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Journalism sometimes gets a bad rap for its role in marginalizing voices – especially because journalism is supposed to be about tackling power structures. Guests in this episode provide their takes on sourcing the vulnerable and try to flip the script by providing some ways journalism can protect the marginalized and ignored. Mi Rosie Jahng, Assis…

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The J Word 3.5: Speculating Social Media Futures 39:59

2+ y ago39:59

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Journalists use social media to predict – and to respond – to audiences’ interests and needs. But how is this kind of engagement reshaping news and its processes for the future? Can we use our predictive methods of social media use, such as metrics, to also speculate about how journalists can use social media of the future? In this episode, Constan…

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The J Word 3.4: Naming Missing News Voices 59:40

3y ago59:40

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Our episodes often discuss marginalization and inequalities as a byproduct of journalism. Today, we try to find some solutions to those issues – naming the missing voices in financial crises, in transgender scenes, and in addressing voices of asylum seekers. Danford Zirugo is a doctoral student at Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication…

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The J Word 3.3: Approaching Digital Audiences 54:58

3y ago54:58

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We talk a lot about audiences as a way to understand what’s "good" and "bad" journalism in the world. Journalists guess what audiences want. And they try to deliver. But when we dig deeper into the needs of audiences – and the needs of journalism, itself – what contestation and challenges and celebrations do we really find? Today, we discuss the ch…

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The J Word 3.2: Global Trends of Local News 53:39

3y ago53:39

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What are the forces on local news, and how do they operate in a global, digital world with its influences and changes? This episode discusses the connections between ideologies and practices, interactions, and diversions in understanding normative and social understandings of journalistic complexities in local news. Hélder Prior is Professor at Uni…

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The J Word 3.1: Sports Journalism and Digital Discourses 45:37

3y ago45:37

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Sports journalism. It’s certainly more than box scores. What does it tell us about the world and our places in it? This episode focuses on the role of sports journalism in shaping social interpretations of gender, place, and the meanings of winning, losing, and leaving it all on the field. In this episode, Patrick Ferrucci, Associate Professor and …

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The J Word 2.10: News Agendas: Safety, Affluence, Advocacy 46:26

3y ago46:26

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News agendas are often seen as how journalist cover a news issue or event. For some, the idea of a news agenda is also related to beliefs that journalistic outlets have a political agenda in how and what they cover. In this episode, we complicate the idea of agendas by looking at the silencing of journalists’ own agendas to question the powerful un…

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The J Word 2.9: Pandemic News: Podcasts, Visuals & the Hyper-local 50:14

3y ago50:14

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It might seem strange to celebrate what we have learned from and about journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, but our guests in this episode take an approach that what we know about journalism, or what we think we know about journalism, has been challenged and changed, as with much of other parts of life, since early 2020. Our guests include Teri…

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The J Word 2.8: Presenting News: Podcasts to Pardons 49:37

3y ago49:37

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What have and can journalists learn about successful podcasts, such as Serial? What about how journalists use acronyms and abbreviations? And what do viewers really think about local TV journalists’ mistakes? Today, we focus on scholarship surrounding news presentation, from podcasts to parlance and to seeking pardons for journalistic slip-ups. Our…

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The J Word 2.7: News Citizens, Digital Civicness & Cell Phone Journalism 48:32

3y ago48:32

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Cellphones and citizenship. Today, they go hand in hand. And journalists know it. And journalists are well aware of the things people do with their phones, too – from using them for social media to clicking stills – and that this content is ripe for engaging as and with journalism. Today’s episode features journalists’ use of cell phone footage to …

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The J Word 2.6: Digital Innovation, Inclusivity & Design 46:31

3y ago46:31

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Innovation in digital longform journalism, inclusivity and engagement in freedom of information requests and reporting, and balancing entrepreneurship with conventional journalism. We hit these three topics with three world-leading scholars, discussing the dynamics of journalists working in groups, doing digital design, and engaging citizens in acc…

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The J Word 2.5: What (& Why Do) News Visuals Work? 47:57

3+ y ago47:57

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Advancements in consumer digital camera and editing software has made us more visual. Before, we would covet our friends’ fancy Canons and Kodaks strapped around their necks. Now we boast about which version of a new phone we have. A focus on filters, AR, editing, and sharing functions of our phones have replaced our old-school focus on megapixels.…

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The J Word 2.4: Covering Cops, Crime, and Terrorism 49:19

3+ y ago49:19

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In this episode, Mohamad Elmasry from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar talks with us about his coauthored piece from Journalism Practice that examines news speculation about suspects in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting and the mass shooting that occurred in Orlando, Florida, in 2016. And from the Department of Media Studies at Stock…

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The J Word 2.3: Secrets of Social Media Sourcing 45:38

3+ y ago45:38

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What are the secrets to – and of – today’s social media sourcing? Who are our sources? Are they diversifying because of social media? And, what if our sources spew hate. We cover these questions in this episode by speaking with Claudia Mellado about her work on social media diversification in Chile, Gregory Perreault, who studied journalists that c…

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The J Word 2.2: What News Trends Matter? 53:18

3+ y ago53:18

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What news trends are going to emerge in 2021? What ones matter? Associate Editors of Journalism Practice, Zahera Harb and Jaume Suau, talk about the force of amplified media voices and hate speech, digital trends and technologies in news, and journalistic practices from across the world that have impact across cultures. From challenges with an info…

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The J Word 2.1: Clickbait & Collation: What Works for Online News? 48:59

3+ y ago48:59

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One of the ways journalists engage audiences online is also one of the things we hate about the internet – clickbait, headlines that draw us in but that often undersell the story. But is it possible clickbait could actually be a good thing? We connect this discussion to other forms of engagement through tech, including news aggregation and VR to un…

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The J Word 1.10: The (Global) Election Phenomena 47:44

3+ y ago47:44

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This episode is NOT about Donald Trump and the 2020 U.S. presidential election. It is, however, about how journalists across the globe cover elections. Here, we ask, "What is it that makes an election cycle in almost each spot we will be talking about today – Norway, the US, and Nigeria – ripe for horse-race attention and serve as a kind of sport?"…

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The J Word 1.9: The Deal With Digital Journalism Studies 57:16

3+ y ago57:16

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How should journalists and scholars think differently about digital journalism? Isn't everything journalism digital today? Professors Steen Steensen (also an Associate Editor of Journalism Practice) and Oscar Westlund (Editor-in-Chief of Digital Journalism) talk through their new open access book, What is Digital Journalism Studies? Listeners will …

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The J Word 1.8: How to Stay in (or Leave) Digital Journalism 52:04

3+ y ago52:04

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This episode focuses on how and why journalists leave the field. This is not an episode to shame people who left, or who may, and it is also not one meant to keep people in jobs that might be abusive or harmful, but it is one that takes the reasons people stay or leave seriously. From Mexico, Víctor Hugo Reyna looks at the role of “job control” as …

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The J Word 1.7: Can News Stop Sexual Violence? 53:53

3+ y ago53:53

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In this episode, Andréa Baker and Usha Rodrigues, both from universities in Australia, discuss the global journalism of the #MeToo movement and the role of digital news, including VR, in creating change against sexual assault and harassment. Jing Zeng, from Zurich, talks about her study of 36,000 WeChat articles about sexual assault and harassment …

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The J Word 1.6: Measuring Audience Trust in News Pt 2 53:56

3+ y ago53:56

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In this episode, we conclude our current conversation about media trust with Jacob Nelson and Su Jung Kim. Episode 6 looks at media in both South Korea and the U.S., with a focus on understanding just what journalists can do to address their trust issue. The Article Featured in this Episode: Nelson, J. L., & Kim, S. J. (2020). Improve Trust, Increa…

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The J Word 1.5: Measuring Audience Trust in News Pt 1 52:29

4y ago52:29

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Episode 5 features Caroline Fisher and Terry Flew who discuss how journalists can understand the issues of media trust today and pose solutions for how newsrooms can regain audiences' attention, interest, and trust in changing economic and social times. This is the first of two episodes exploring the complications and contestations of media trust. …

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The J Word 1.4: Getting Back the Opted-out Digital Audience 57:35

4y ago57:35

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In this episode, Journalism Practice Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Brennen talks about the "opting-out" movement of those avoiding or ignoring digital media and what it means for journalism that's increasingly digital and technologically advanced. Additionally, Letrell Crittenden and Antonie Haywood talk about two online projects that are trying to get ba…

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The J Word 1.3: The Ins and Outs of AI in Global Newsrooms 53:56

4y ago53:56

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Automation, artificial intelligence, robot journalism. There are lots of ways to talk about journalist-computer relations today. In this episode, we delve into the discussion. David Caswell from the UK’s BBC who looks at AI in covering news there and from the US – including car chases in LA – appears along with Sadia Jamil based in the United Arab …

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