The student journalists at The Daily Northwestern who reported on Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Football

Episode 318 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features The Daily Northwestern staffers Alyce Brown, Nicole Markus and Cole Reynolds. The three student journalists detailed hazing allegations and allegations of a racist environment within the Northwestern Football program. In this podcast, Brown, Markus and Reynolds discuss their reporting process; how they came across the whistleblower for their initial story; how they approached interviewing former players; the editing process of the story; seeing the story get shared on social media and being mentioned by major outlets; the speed at which the news cycle happened; whether this has increased their desire to do this as a profession; why they enjoy journalism and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.