Category: Insights
Behind the scenes at ‘How to Save a Planet,’ a climate solutions podcast
Climate change can be overwhelming to think about. But Gimlet Media’s new podcast, How to Save a Planet, is informing listeners about tangible climate solutions. The show is hosted by […]
How Reuters visualized the influence of K-pop on social justice issues
For the past several years, racial injustice in the United States has been trending on social media and in the news. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have increased awareness of racial injustice across the […]
Join Us Soon! Computation + Journalism Conference: Data Journalism in an Expanded Field
Who will be there, and why you should be there, too. Virtually, of course.
How the podcast ‘Science Vs’ investigated a 1971 virus conspiracy
In November, Gimlet Media’s podcast Science Vs published a two-part story on a viral outbreak in Cuban pigs in 1971. The Cuban government had ordered all their pigs burned to […]
Quarant-TV: How Traditional Outlets Can Win in an Age of Uncertainty
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated many industries. But according to recent statistics, TV news isn’t one of them. In fact, this challenging circumstance may be just the wakeup call stations […]
Journalists don’t need to do what a bot does
Last August I decided to hire a journalist to produce content for a project. This person would help me with social media posts, newsletters and reports, with the goal of […]
Pandemic news coverage is falling, but cases keep rising
The Covid-19 pandemic has yielded unprecedented media coverage. Over the last six months, no single topic has taken over online news quite like the coronavirus has. In fact, at its […]
Update: How to geocode a CSV of addresses in R
This post is an update from the previous post, “How to geocode a CSV of addresses in R”. We will be using the ggmap package again, and be sure to investigate the usage […]
Audio storyteller Molly Segal on reporting in the wild
Molly Segal strolled into the classroom wearing a black turtleneck, baggy green pants, and fashionable brown boots. The classroom and her clothes were far different than her everyday work and […]
How NBC10 Boston anchor Phil Lipof got “hooked” on news
When Phil Lipof was attending Syracuse University, he planned to become an English teacher. Little did he know that he would first become a TV reporter and then the news […]
The challenging — and delicious — adventures of producing the first America’s Test Kitchen podcast
Kaitlin Keleher, America’s Test Kitchen TV & podcast producer, believes the most powerful stories are the background tales about food: the discoveries, mysteries, history and everything that happened before any […]
CampaignTech Innovation Summit: Discussing “ground rules” for digital political ads
The CampaignTech Innovation Summit gathers the top revolutionaries of digital politics, advocacy and technology for a two-day conference consisting of panels, presentations and networking sessions. For those wanting a behind […]
From J-School to the mayor’s office: One Northeastern graduate’s journey
Samantha Ormsby, the press secretary for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, recently visited Northeastern University to discuss her journey from studying journalism to working in public relations. Ormsby, who has a […]
Reporters often cover traumatic events but discussions of mental health are rare in most newsrooms. That’s changing.
Journalists who are frequently first responders at harrowing scenes of devastation and human suffering are primed to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, depression and anxiety – the “big four” […]
Behind the scenes of the alt-right with The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz
Originally published at the Northeastern University Political Review. Thinkpieces on Donald Trump’s election and its underlying forces are like hard liquor. On November 8, 2016, as Trump’s victory shifted from […]