Beyond the Newsroom

Diana Alvear & Lou Dubois
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Beyond the Newsroom

Journalists, are you exhausted by the demands of the grind? Wishing you could pivot to something outside of news but don't know how? You've come to the right place! Welcome to Beyond the Newsroom! We're Diana and Lou, two network news buds who both successfully pivoted to new careers in communications and we want to help. We're interviewing former newsies who've jumped to awesome new careers, successfully transferring the skills they learned in the newsroom into new work, & who now have a higher quality of life and sanity. Sound good? Start listening!

Episodes

  1. 15/08/2023

    Ep. 7: Claire Atkinson - A Top Media Reporter on the State of the Industry & Launching Your Own Independent Brand

    After working her way into the top ranks of media reporters, Claire Atkinson is launching her own independent journalism brand, the Media Mix, which includes a Substack and a podcast. Hear her talk about the early days of working for Rupert Murdoch, what it's like reporting on your boss while in the same building, and why she feels the time is right for journalists who want to do their own thing.

    36 min

  2. 18/07/2023

    Ep. 6: Jonathan McFadden - How Crime Reporting Led to a Successful New Career in Tech

    Jonathan McFadden felt like he was born to be a journalist, and despite various industry awards and recognition early in his career, the day to day pressures of the job simply became too much. Hear how this father-to-be landed his first print reporting job, why crime reporting in North and South Carolina taught him the skills he now uses in his successful career in UX design, and what he would tell his younger self about what truly matters in life.

    37 min

  3. 06/06/2023

    Ep. 5: Christine Byrne - This Nutrition Entrepreneur Credits Buzzfeed for Boosting her Profile

    Christine Byrne started her career as a restaurant line cook in New York City in 2010. She got her first freelance writing assignment in 2012 and started working as a food editor at BuzzFeed in 2013. Her writing career continued at Conde Nast until, armed with a Masters degree in nutrition, she started her own private practice - Ruby Oak Nutrition - which is centered on nutrition counseling for adults with eating disorders. Christine dishes on the early wild days of writing recipe listicles for Buzzfeed, how their success led to way more attention then she liked, and why she ultimately decided to leave media to do her own thing, and what she learned about the value of social media along the way.

    34 min

  4. 13/04/2023

    Ep. 4: Jesus Ayala - How Producing Network News led to a New Calling in the Classroom

    Throughout his 17 years as a network news producer at ABC, Jesus Ayala, a first generation Latino-American journalist, covered too many big stories to mention in a short bio. He worked his way to the top of the news game - winning 4 Emmys and 7 Edward R Murrow awards for his news coverage -  by being unflappable in any story or crisis, until the one crisis he could no longer ignore, PTSD, took over his body. Today, while keeping his own health a priority, he's training the next generation of journalists as a professor at Cal State University, Long Beach, on not just the skills needed to succeed, but also the secrets he learned in navigating the industry.

    45 min

  5. 13/03/2023

    Ep. 3: Dick Belsky - From 'Headless Body in Topless Bar' to Authoring 20 Crime Fiction Novels (and Counting)

    He was part of the team behind The New York Post's most infamous headline - Headless Body in a Topless Bar. Now Dick Belsky is the author of more than 20 mystery novels, inspired by his decades in the newsroom. Hear Dick's journey in news, how he managed to get his first novel published, and how despite the constantly changing news industry, there is one thing that will never change when it comes to news. It's a conversation that could have lasted for hours thanks to Dick's knack for telling stories about the crazy news world back in the 70s and 80s.

    35 min

  6. 01/02/2023

    Ep. 2: Aditi Roy - Juggling babies and the demands of network news

    Growing up and idolizing network stars like Diane Sawyer, and then getting to sit across them on the evening news was Aditi Roy's dream. She realized that dream while starting and growing a family. Hear what this Emmy winner learned on the way to ABC and CNBC, why the competition never stopped at the network level, and what ultimately led Aditi to choose a different path to telling stories, and how you can, too.

    30 min
  7. Ep. 1: Greg Gittrich - From Journalism to SoulCycle to CEO

    26/01/2023

    Ep. 1: Greg Gittrich - From Journalism to SoulCycle to CEO

    From stakeouts in New York City to rising all the way to the C suite, Greg Gittrich learned his leadership skills in the newsroom. Today, he leads the team at Creatively, one of the hottest talent startups currently making all sorts of business rising star lists. On the debut episode of Beyond the Newsroom, hear what led him to leave news and embark on a career building brands, how working at the NY Daily News helped him build kick ass teams, and why vacuuming the rug in a tuxedo has everything to do with news.

    30 min

  8. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Beyond the Newsroom trailer

    Why go beyond the newsroom? Meet Diana and Lou, two buds who met in the newsroom, then left the newsroom in search of new careers and more fulfillment. We explain why we started this podcast and what it means for you.

    3 min

Trailer

About

Journalists, are you exhausted by the demands of the grind? Wishing you could pivot to something outside of news but don't know how? You've come to the right place! Welcome to Beyond the Newsroom! We're Diana and Lou, two network news buds who both successfully pivoted to new careers in communications and we want to help. We're interviewing former newsies who've jumped to awesome new careers, successfully transferring the skills they learned in the newsroom into new work, & who now have a higher quality of life and sanity. Sound good? Start listening!

Information

  • Creator
    Diana Alvear & Lou Dubois
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Diana Alvear & Lou Dubois
  • Show Website
    Beyond the Newsroom

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