On this episode, Chalkbeat publisher-to-be (current editor-in-chief) Bene Cipolla joined Mark Simon to talk about how her group covers educational issues across the country.
Bene talked about her organization's purpose -- to have an impact on the improvement of schools for all children, especially those who have lacked access to a quality education.
She explained her role, why education journalism appeals to her, the kinds of stories Chalkbeat covers, how they cover social justice issues, who their readership is, how they are funded, and the organization's long-term plans.
Lastly, Bene gave advice to aspiring education journalists and picked a group that she wanted to salute.
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IMPORTANT LINKS
Chalkbeat.org
Chalkbeat's Twitter
Bene Cipolla's Twitter
AP/Chalkbeat story on racial inequity in education
NY Times/Chalkbeat story on reopening schools
This American Life featuring a Chalkbeat story
Chalkbeat on Great Schools overhauling ratings
CEO Elizabeth Green on Chalkbeat's business model
Votebeat.org, which will cover election administration in a similar manner
Longtime Radio Reporter Richard Davies: "How Do We Fix It?"
Carrington Tatum, Reporter - MLK50 Memphis
Journalism Documentary Filmmaker Don Colacino (Trusted Sources)
Ashleigh Fields, Editor-in-Chief of The Hilltop (Howard University)
Russell Midori: TV Field Producer, Co-Founder: Military Veterans In Journalism
April Alonso of the Award-Winning Cicero Independiente
Bradford William Davis, Investigative Writer, Insider (formerly NY Daily News)
Alex Coffey, Sports Enterprise Writer
Music Journalist: Ken Partridge on Writing A Book (Hell of a Hat)
David Cutler: Teacher & Executive Director of the Private School Journalism Association
César Rodríguez, Photojournalist - The GroundTruth Project
Farnoush Amiri of the Associated Press, Report for America
Adam Rhodes, Chicago Reader, NLGJA Chicago
Photojournalist Aryana Noroozi of The GroundTruth Project and Pulitzer Center
Sean Lahman on Data-Driven & Watchdog Reporting at The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
REAIR: Allison Augustyn of InvestigateWest
Mona Holmes of Eater LA - Food Journalism is About People Too
REAIR: What is Dialogue Journalism? Eve Pearlman of Spaceship Media
Carol Robidoux: Manchester Ink Link & a Lesson in Entrepreneurial Journalism
Aaron Elson: On Copy Editing & World War II Oral History
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