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.