Shop Talk

Shop Talk is a podcast about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss coverage of recent big stories in American politics. This will be the final Shop Talk program after 25 years and countless panelists who generously donated time to participate in the discussions. The program was designed in part to feature the insights of broadcasting and journalism professors at Western Illinois University, but those programs are undergoing severe cuts. Thanks to those who’ve listened through the years!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about a student journalist who was arrested while covering a pro-Palestinian protest and occupation of the Stanford University president’s office. The student faces several felony charges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers that would prevent reporters and the public from using the Freedom of Information Act to learn how much money college athletes make from their NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss recent reports that the new publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, pushed his newsroom chief not to run stories about British court proceedings involving Lewis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the Prison Mirror, which is a newspaper made by and for the people held at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists debate whether it was ethical for a filmmaker to secretly record conversations with U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito during a gala for the Supreme Court Historical Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the results of a survey of local news consumption habits in the Chicago area. The findings likely won’t surprise regular Shop Talk listeners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss reports that the Washington Post knew in 2021 about the upside-down American flag flying at U.S Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s house, but decided not to run the story. The New York Times ended up breaking the story last month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a lawsuit filed by eight newspapers to stop tech companies from using copyrighted articles to train artificial intelligence chatbots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss concerns about reporter safety and whether colleges and universities should now be teaching their journalism students how to protect themselves while they’re in the field reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss Gannett’s decision to pause its plan to hire hundreds of reporters to fill open positions. Many of the company’s newspapers in this region have no local reporters on staff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the commotion caused by remarks made by now former NPR employee Uri Berliner. He wrote an article stating that NPR has lost America’s trust, and that the network has lacked standards and transparency on several major stories. In a response, Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep said Berliner’s article was filled with errors and omissions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the disappearing local newspaper industry and some of the latest efforts to keep local papers alive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, Mark Meyer joins the panel to talk about what he sees happening in the news industry today. Meyer is the assignment manager at WGEM-TV in Quincy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about a program launched by Newsday to help educate grade school students about journalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about NBC News’ decision to hire and then quickly fire former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. The McClatchy and Gannett newspaper chains recently decided to drop some or all of their services from The Associated Press. A Gannett spokesperson said, “This decision enables us to invest further in our newsrooms.” The Shop Talk panelists are skeptical.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about Sunshine Week, which is held to promote open, transparent government. The discussion includes examples of transparency and a lack of transparency by local government officials.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss AI-generated images and other misinformation that could easily spread during an election year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a study of satirical news shows to evaluate how often they performed and exhibited journalistic tendencies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a legislative proposal in Illinois that would require any law enforcement agency in the state that encrypts police scanner transmissions to provide real time access to those transmissions to accredited media in the state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether the future of journalism will depend on grassroots efforts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists share their thoughts on The Daily Iowan’s purchase of two local weekly newspapers. The Daily Iowan is the student newspaper at the University of Iowa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether a reporter for The Boston Globe got too personally involved in a story about assisted suicide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about the findings of the Local Journalism Task Force in Illinois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss legislation in Iowa that would make mug shots confidential in most cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the large number of journalists losing their jobs at Sports Illustrated and Pitchfork.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether well-reported coverage of issues in the 2024 presidential campaign will reach a broad audience, given the highly polarized nature of media consumption today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about former cable TV hosts who’ve found a new home online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a report from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism that documents news deserts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss an NFL sideline reporter who occasionally made up information, and they talk about the apparent use of AI at Sports Illustrated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a recent piece in Poynter, which declared that journalists must cover extremist mass shootings as right-wing terrorism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss how public officials in some communities are hassling local reporters and trying to intimidate them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss how the Pulitzer Prizes are changing with the times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss what Poynter calls “pink slime journalism."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss new ideas that might help small town newspapers survive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a new report from the Pew Research Center that found Americans are following the news less closely than they were a few years ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the potential use of AI in newsrooms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the findings of a report that analyzed Latino representation in the English-language journalism industry in the U.S.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists follow up on the situation in Marion, Kansas, where police raided the local newspaper’s offices a couple months ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss recently posted job opportunities at Gannett – one is for a reporter who will focus exclusively on Beyonce, and the other is for a journalist who will report only on Taylor Swift.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss Rupert Murdoch’s announcement that he will step down from running the global media empire he founded.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about a chart created to visualize 33 problems with the media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about the new head of CNN.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about “the great invention of radio.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the police raid on a small newspaper’s office in Marion, KS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Student newspapers on two campuses are credited with being first to report significant stories in the past year. The Daily Northwestern at Northwestern University reported last month on hazing, sexual assault, and other problematic behavior involving the university’s football team. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired, and some players have filed lawsuits while others have transferred to different institutions. And The Stanford Daily at Stanford University reported last fall that the school president’s research was under investigation for scientific misconduct. An independent review did clear Marc Tessier-Lavigne of research misconduct, but it found serious flaws in five scientific papers for which he was the principal author. He eventually resigned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poynter reported that global momentum is growing to require online platforms such as Google and Meta to pay for the news they use. Poynter reported that a two-day meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, brought together journalists and scholars from around the world to discuss how to implement such codes and agree on principles that can help with the drafting of the laws. More than 50 organizations have signed on to the principles so far. Australia has already imposed such measures, while Poynter reported the U.S. has lagged on the issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.