In this episode we bring together a photojournalist from India, a Canadian columnist, and a political scientist/reporter to discuss animals and the news. We discuss different types of news as well as some of the challenges that come with creating news content that focuses on animals.

Date Recorded: 4 June 2025

Featured:

How to Spot Misinformation and Bias About Climate and Food in the News by Jessica Scott-Reid
Meatsplaining by Jason Hannan
Feed the People by Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg
Mother Cow, Mother India by Yamini Narayanan
Netflix’s Liver King Doc skips the meat of the story by Jessica Scott-Reid
An animal rights activist was in court on criminal charges. Why was the case suddenly dismissed? On The Guardian
Sentient Media
Free Willy
We Animals
Future Perfect on Vox
Animal Rights on The New Republic
Animals on The Guardian
Animals Rights Activism on The Intercept
Animals on Wired
Animals on New York Times
Animal Justice

A.P.P.L.E
Animals in Politics, Law, and Ethics researches how we live in interspecies societies and polities.

iROAR Network
iROAR brings together podcasts that aim is to make the world a better place for animals.

Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Modern Language, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Literature, Media, & Commun

Pollination Project
The Pollination Project empowers volunteers across by providing the funding they need.

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S8E9: News with Shatabdi Chakrabarti, Jessica Scott-Reid, and Jan Dutkiewicz