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6. Sports, Culture and Controversy with Sally Jenkins
43:31||Season 4, Ep. 6Sally Jenkins, longtime Washington Post sports columnist now writing for The Atlantic, breaks down what’s happening across the sports world today. She talks about gambling controversies, locker room culture, baseball's resurgence and where the WNBA is headed next.
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5. The Future of Local News and America’s Growing News Deserts
34:36||Season 4, Ep. 5Poynter journalist Kristen Hare discusses the state of local journalism. She breaks down the rise of news deserts and how shifts in ownership and technology are changing the future of community news.
4. A New Boss at CBS and the Pentagon Press Restrictions
51:52||Season 4, Ep. 4The media reporter at The Guardian, Jeremy Barr, breaks down the latest media topics. He discusses Bari Weiss’ move to CBS, MSNBC's rebrand and separation from NBCUniversal, and the Pentagon press restrictions.
3. Exclusive Interview: Former Washington Post Columnist Karen Attiah
58:00||Season 4, Ep. 3A ground breaking interview with former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah. She discusses her recent firing following Charlie Kirk’s death. She reflects on the aftermath while raising urgent questions about the future for truth-telling journalists.
2. Special episode with a special guest: Chuck Todd
45:10||Season 4, Ep. 2The former moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, joins The Poynter Podcast to discuss the future of journalism, the media and the country. He explains why he left NBC after 20 years. It's an interview you won't want to miss.
1. The Poynter 50 Project: Gamergate
31:49||Season 4, Ep. 1A fascinating look at how in 2014 an on-line argument about a video game had severe off-line repercussions and how "Gamergate" parallels what is happening today. Guest Alex Mahadevan also discusses how today's media still struggles to cover social media generated stories.
7. A big change for a top media critic
42:35||Season 3, Ep. 7Former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy recently said goodbye to his high profile job with the network and went out on his own to start a newsletter and podcast. Find out what was behind that bold decision on this edition of The Poynter Report podcast.