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The J Word: A Podcast by Journalism Practice

What is journalism? How can we make it better? What does "better" look like? We talk about some of these questions -- and answer them -- in our discussions with academics and professionals who've published recently in Journalism Practice. We focus on meanings of advancing digital technologies in journalism, social issues and conditions that journalists (need to) cover, and the future of the field. Articles featured in the episodes are temporarily made free access for citizens, journalists, scholars, and students. While the discussions are rooted in research, they are approached to influence practice. The podcast is hosted and produced by Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr., a former journalist, Associate Editor at Journalism Practice, an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Critical Digital Media Practice at Lancaster University in the U.K. and Visiting Professor at Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania. Follow him on Twitter @RobertGutscheJr and the podcast @JournPractice or email us with ideas and feedback at jwordpodcast@gmail.com.

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The J Word 4.7: Freelancing Digital News

April 27, 2022 • Season 4 • Episode 7

Freelancing requires a lot of heavy lifting. In this episode, Christian-Ramón Marín-Sanchiz from the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, in Spain, gives us an overview of how it feels to be a freelancer today, while Mushfique Wadud from University of Colorado Boulder discusses the risks of covering climate change in South Asia. Also, Xu Jhang from the University of Minnesota-Duluth talks about the role of freelancing “foreign news,” and Rachel Moran from the University of Washington helps us understand how platforms, such as Slack, not only help newsrooms open to publics, but to freelancers.

Text Featured in this Episode:
Marín-Sanchiz, C. R., Carvajal, M., & González-Esteban, J. L. (2021). Survival Strategies in Freelance Journalism: An Empowering Toolkit to Improve Professionals’ Working Conditions. Journalism Practice, 1-24.

Wadud, M. (2021). Precariously Employed Climate Journalists the Challenges of Freelance Climate Journalists in South Asia. Journalism Practice, 1-19.

Moran, R. E. (2021). Subscribing to transparency: Trust-building within virtual newsrooms on slack. Journalism Practice, 15(10), 1580-1596.

Zhang, X., & Jenkins, J. M. (2021). Journalism Idealists: Influences on Freelancers in the Foreign News-gathering Process. Journalism Practice, 1-18.

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