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IJNotes: An IJNet podcast

Maybe you've read the final story, but have you ever wondered what the reporters did behind the scenes? We sit down with journalists from around the world to shine a light on the projects and initiatives they're involved with, new technologies and skills they may be utilizing, and challenges they’ve both confronted in the past, and continue to navigate today. Tune in to IJNotes, the premiere podcast from the International Journalists' Network (IJNet), a project of the International Center for Journalists.

  1. Student Journalism 101: How to use public records to strengthen your reporting

    NOV 12

    Student Journalism 101: How to use public records to strengthen your reporting

    For the second IJNotes episode of our series on student journalism, we spoke with David Cuillier, director of The Freedom of Information Project at UF’s Brechner Center for the Advancement of the First Amendment, about how students can use public records in their reporting to tell stories like the investigation conducted by the Independent Florida Alligator. Cuillier has served as president of the National Freedom of Information Coalition, is a member of the Federal FOIA Advisory Committee, a...

    24 min
  2. Student Journalism 101: Early career advice for student journalists

    AUG 23

    Student Journalism 101: Early career advice for student journalists

    Amid the ever-evolving state of technology, regular mass layoffs, and the collapse of local news, student journalists can struggle to figure out what steps they need to take to enter and succeed in the industry once they graduate. In the first episode of our new series on student journalism, we spoke with Chip Mahaney, emerging talent leader at E.W. Scripps Company. Mahaney recruits, mentors, and develops college and early-career professionals, making him an expert in what it takes to br...

    33 min
  3. Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 6: Covering reproductive rights as a democracy issue

    MAY 3

    Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 6: Covering reproductive rights as a democracy issue

    Reproductive health access has become a major issue in U.S. elections in the nearly two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned. A series of elections and ballot initiatives in which reproductive rights have been at stake have driven high turnout, and more critical decisions for voters are on the horizon. Meanwhile, human rights advocates and activists link the issue to civil and human rights, specifically, the right to privacy and bodily autonomy. In our latest IJNotes episode on reporti...

    26 min
  4. Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 5: The path to decriminalizing abortion in Brazil

    FEB 9

    Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 5: The path to decriminalizing abortion in Brazil

    In Latin America, legislation and debates around reproductive rights are moving in different directions. Abortion has been banned in Nicaragua and Guatemala in recent years, but other countries such as Mexico and Colombia have decriminalized or even legalized it.In Brazil, Latin America’s largest nation, abortion laws remain restrictive. Today, abortion is only allowed in the case of rape or incest, if there is a risk of death for the pregnant woman, or in cases of anencephaly, a serious, fat...

    28 min
  5. Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 4: India's limited abortion landscape

    11/21/2023

    Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 4: India's limited abortion landscape

    In India, as in many other countries, abortion is a divisive social and political issue. Although it is legal to get an abortion in India, there are many obstacles to obtaining one. In our latest podcast, we spoke with two reproductive health professionals from CommonHealth India, a coalition that advocates for increased access to sexual and reproductive health care for women and marginalized communities. Dr. Alka Barua leads the organization’s abortion portfolio and Sanjeeta Gauri is a consu...

    17 min
  6. Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 3: Covering reproductive rights in Ireland

    09/22/2023

    Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 3: Covering reproductive rights in Ireland

    For our latest podcast on reporting on reproductive health, Sofia Heartney with the ICFJ communications team spoke with Dr. Camilla Fitzsimons, a professor in the department of adult and community education at Maynooth University and the author of “Repealed: Ireland’s Unfinished Fight for Reproductive Rights.” In this episode Fitzsimons discusses the role of journalists in the movement for reproductive rights, how reporters can continue to cover the issue even after abortion access moves...

    25 min
  7. Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 2: Combating disinformation on abortion

    08/04/2023

    Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 2: Combating disinformation on abortion

    Mis- and disinformation surrounding reproductive health is not new. But since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the U.S. in June 2022, the consequences of the vast amounts of false information seeking to affect the reproductive choices of millions of Americans have made their way front and center in people’s minds. In our second IJNotes episode on reproductive health reporting, IJNet’s Disarming Disinformation Intern, Mya Zepp, spoke with Felice Freyer, a health care reporter at the Bost...

    23 min
  8. Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 1: Local reporting on reproductive rights

    06/12/2023

    Reporting on Reproductive Health, Part 1: Local reporting on reproductive rights

    Our new IJNotes podcast series will dive into reproductive health, how journalists globally are reporting on this highly personal and political issue, and the ways in which reporters can accurately and ethically cover the many related topics. To kick off the series, I spoke with Maya Miller, a reproductive health reporter at the Gulf States Newsroom, on the role local journalism plays in covering reproductive rights. In this episode, Miller discusses the importance of local journalism, h...

    28 min
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Maybe you've read the final story, but have you ever wondered what the reporters did behind the scenes? We sit down with journalists from around the world to shine a light on the projects and initiatives they're involved with, new technologies and skills they may be utilizing, and challenges they’ve both confronted in the past, and continue to navigate today. Tune in to IJNotes, the premiere podcast from the International Journalists' Network (IJNet), a project of the International Center for Journalists.

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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
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    © 2024 IJNotes: An IJNet podcast
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