As the U.S. marks the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, It’s All Journalism is reposting our 2022 interview with Tia Mitchell, the Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal Constitution.On Jan. 6, 2021, Tia was in the U.S. Capitol, expecting to cover the actions of several Georgia lawmakers who said they planned to challenge the certification of the 2020 presidential election. The day turned out to be much different from what Tia — and most of the rest of the country — had anticipated.Tia shared her experience of being a reporter inside the U.S. Capitol as it was being stormed by supporters of former President Donald Trump. In addition to our 2022 interview, this week’s episode includes a conversation I had with Tia in December. We catch up on what’s been going on with her and what Jan. 6, 2021 looks like two years later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talks to Kat Downs Mulder, the former chief production officer and managing editor at The Washington Post. This interview was originally recorded on Feb. 24, 2022 as a Facebook Live Event celebration It's All Journalism's 500th episode. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zainab Shah, director of engagement and audience at THE CITY, and It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell talk about what the upheaval at Twitter means for newsrooms. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Hirshon, a journalism professor at William Paterson University in New Jersey talks to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about a special issue of the academic journal American Journalism on the history of investigative reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Unapologetically ATL newsletter to the work of Nuestro Estado in covering the Spanish-speaking population in South Carolina, Better News has shared stories about newsrooms finding new audiences and growing sustainable revenue to better serve their communities. Where else are you going to hear about how a 1-pound bag of coffee helped a legacy newspaper in New Hampshire grow its subscriber list?In this special year-end episode, Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell talks to Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute. Roberts highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and what may be in store for 2023.The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and b) share replicable strategies and tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies, and insights. For more news about the It’s All Journalism podcast and future episodes of Better News, sign up for the weekly IAJ newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liz Robbins, director of journalism partnerships for Define American, discusses how newsrooms covering demographic changes in North Carolina have created a model for others to follow and reimagine immigration news for their own communities. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Salt Lake Tribune has been covering the Utah community for 151 years. Ever since the newspaper shifted to a nonprofit model three years ago, it's been looking for innovative ways to identify new audiences and turn print subscribers into digital subscribers.One area of success for the Tribune is its unique reporting on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, exemplified by the work of managing editor David Noyce and senior religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack. The duo produce a weekly podcast and newsletter under the Tribune's Mormon Land mini-brand.Better News recently published a study written by Danyelle White, the Tribune's vice president of strategic initiatives and community engagement, and digital media manager Eve Rickles-Young. They talk to Better News podcast host Michael O'Connell about how the Mormon Land beat identified a national audience that is financially supporting their work through Patreon. Read the Report.The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and b) share replicable strategies and tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies, and insights. For more news about the It’s All Journalism podcast and future episodes of Better News, sign up for the weekly IAJ newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jennifer Hefty, social and emerging platforms strategist for the USA Today Network, and Kara Chiles, senior vice president of consumer products for Gannett, talk to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about how they leveraged the SMS platform Subtext to text breaking news and public safety updates to their audience during Hurricane Ian.Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prism, an independent, nonprofit newsroom led by journalists of color, recently adopted a four-day work week for its employees. Editor-in-Chief Ashton Lattimore tells It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell how the idea sprang from Prism's own reporting and how the change has improved the work-life balance of its employees.Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Galen Stocking, a senior computational social scientist on the Journalism Research Team at the Pew Research Center, talks to It's All Journalism host Michael O'Connell about Pew’s recent report: The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment.Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podcast, sign up for our weekly email newsletter. Also, listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, PodcastOne, Soundcloud, or Stitcher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices