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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 49 MIN

Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) from a Changing Media Environment

from An Armao On The Brink · host Rosemary Armao

Investigative Reporter and Media Scholar Mark Lee Hunter talks with podcast host Rosemary Armao about what journalists must do to reverse economic, political, and social forces that have damaged legacy media and led to distrust of journalists. He also tells the harrowing story of his wife’s  death and efforts here and abroad to pass right to die laws.Mark Lee Hunter is the principal author of Story-Based Inquiry: A manual for Investigative Journalists, a standard work in the field, and a dozen other books. He is a media scholar and international media trainer. Hunter is a founding member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network and a founding collaborator of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism. He has won IRE, Society of Professional Journalists, HL Mencken and other awards. He has lived most of his adult life in France.

Investigative Reporter and Media Scholar Mark Lee Hunter talks with podcast host Rosemary Armao about what journalists must do to reverse economic, political, and social forces that have damaged legacy media and led to distrust of journalists. He also tells the harrowing story of his wife’s  death and efforts here and abroad to pass right to die laws.Mark Lee Hunter is the principal author of Story-Based Inquiry: A manual for Investigative Journalists, a standard work in the field, and a dozen other books. He is a media scholar and international media trainer. Hunter is a founding member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network and a founding collaborator of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism. He has won IRE, Society of Professional Journalists, HL Mencken and other awards. He has lived most of his adult life in France.

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