On this episode we're joined by Elaine Díaz Rodríguez.

Elaine is the membership director for Tiny News Collective, a non-profit organization whose goal is to equip visionary news entrepreneurs in underserved communities to transform journalism from the ground up, making it more equitable, accessible and connected.

She's been with them since last August. Prior to that she worked in a similar role for another organization, Local Independent Online News Publishers for a little more than 3 years.

Before that she was a journalist in Cuba and executive director at Periodismo de Barrio, a newsroom that covered the intersection of climate, environment, and social justice. And she was a professor at Univrsidad de la Habana, with one of her classes being – social impact of new technology.

We talked about working in journalism roles that emphasize coaching, what her experience running a newsroom in Cuba was like, and her advice for aspiring journalists.

Elaine's salute: Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel

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On this episode we're joined by Chalssea Kate Echegoyen and Karis Tsang. They are the editor in chief and the managing editor of The Varsitarian, the award-winning student newspaper at the University of Santo Tomas, the largest college in the Philippines.

Chalssea and Karis described their paths to becoming journalists and explained the state of journalism in the Philippines. They provided examples of their work, including an award-winning issue that focused on protesting government corruption and how they handled an instance in which a coach and athletic director thought the newsroom was too negative in its coverage.

Special thanks to one of their advisors, Felipe Salvosa, for coordinating this interview.

A Nation Flooded With Corruption

https://varsitarian.net/a-nation-flooded-with-corruption/

Their salute: All student journalists

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On this episode we're joined by Jen Russell.

Jen is the founder of The Woodbury Warbler, a hyperlocal newsletter covering 5 municipalities in southern New Jersey. She's been producing the weekly newsletter for about a year. She has a full-time job too – she's a paralegal. She's also a fiber artist and digital artist. She is a graduate of Peirce College.

Jen explained why she started the newsletter and why she's showing her work and keeping a running dialogue about it as she goes along. She explained her philosophy of news as conversation, not product and how everything she does has a singular focus. She also shared her plans for the future and how being a journalism outsider has given her the chance to look at everything through fresh eyes.

A good episode for those thinking about starting their own news project.

Jen's salute: The New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, NJ News Commons, and the Center for Cooperative Media

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