20 Best Journalism Podcasts

1. Today in Focus

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Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent...MORE Hosts Helen Pidd, Michael Safi
Producer/Network The Guardian
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 8.9MTwitter 10.7M Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. On the Media

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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week's big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.MORE Hosts Brooke Gladstone, Micah Loewinger
Producer/Network WNYC Studios
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 63.2KTwitter 79.7KInstagram 9.6K Avg Length 39 min Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Reveal

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Reveal's investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories about caregivers, advocates for the unhoused, immigrant families, warehouse workers and formerly incarcerated people, fighting to hold the powerful accountable. The New Yorker described Reveal as 'a knockout … a pleasure to listen to, even as we seethe.' A winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy and Murrow awards, Reveal is produced by the nation's first investigative journalism nonprofit, The Center for Investigative Reporting, and PRX...MORE Host Al Letson
Producer/Network The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 163.5KTwitter 83.4KInstagram 17.3K Avg Length 40 min Since Sep 2013 Get Email Contact

4. New Books in Journalism

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Interview with Scholars of Journalism about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism
Producer/Network Marshall Poe
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 8.9KTwitter 16.2K Avg Length 55 min Since Apr 2008 Get Email Contact

5. Background Briefing

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Background Briefing brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear.
Hosts Alex Mann, Paddy Manning, Annika Blau
Producer/Network ABC News
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 135.5KInstagram 416K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

6. Radiolab

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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.MORE Hosts Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser
Producer/Network Radiolab
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

7. It's All Journalism

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It's All Journalism is a weekly podcast about the changing state of digital media. Each episode you'll hear working journalists talk about how they do their jobs. They also discuss the latest trends in journalism and how they impact our democratic society.MORE Host Michael Ou0026#39;Connell
Producer/Network AllJournalismPod LLC
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 687Twitter 2.6K Avg Length 36 min Since Aug 2012 Get Email Contact

8. Journalism.co.uk podcast

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The Journalism.co.uk editorial team brings you a weekly look at some of the latest innovations in digital journalism, and speaks to industry experts on how newsrooms are approaching key challenges and opportunities in the industry.MORE Host Jacob Granger
Producer/Network Journalism.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 11.3KTwitter 134.4KInstagram 3.1K Get Email Contact

9. Journalism History

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Journalism History is a podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew and the ones you were never told.​
Hosts Teri Finneman, Ken Ward, and Nick Hirshon, Teri Finneman, Ken Ward, Nick Hirshon
Producer/Network AEJMC
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 537Twitter 1.1KInstagram 211 Avg Length 32 min Since Sep 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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10. theAnalysis.news

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Corporate news has infantilized the national discourse. We need to tell people the whole truth, as best we can, about the urgency of this historical moment.Corporate news rarely reveals the underlying interests that motivate individuals and classes to act as they do. In fact, they barely recognize that we live in a class society.We take on important news stories as a way into a deeper examination of the economic, social and political forces that drive important events. Our aim is to reveal the economic relationships that are the foundation of political and social struggle...MORE Hosts Paul Jay, Talia Baroncelli
Producer/Network Paul Jay
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 4.5K Avg Length 38 min Since Jun 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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11. The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast

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Sharyl Attkisson is a nonpartisan investigative journalist, five-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting. She is the New York Times bestselling author of 'The Smear,' 'Stonewalled,' 'Slanted,' and 'Follow the Science.' She is managing editor of the Sun. morning national TV news program 'Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.' Find out why her podcasts and Tedx talks have received many millions of views. Do your own research. Make up your own mind. Think for yourself. www.sharylattkisson.comMORE Producer/Network Sharyl Attkisson
Email ****@justthenews.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 80.5KTwitter 558.2KInstagram 9.7K Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact

12. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

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The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is Oxford University's international research centre in the comparative study of news media.
Host Caithlin Mercer
Producer/Network Oxford University
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Apple Rating 3.3/5Facebook 29.6KTwitter 8.8K Avg Length 16 min Since Feb 2011 Get Email Contact

13. The Journalism Salute

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The Journalism Salute is a journalism appreciation podcast. We interview working journalists about who they are and what they do.Our aim is to have diverse guests, thoughtful questions, and interesting conversation.If you're an aspiring journalist, you'll learn potential careers to pursue and tips to put to use.If you're an experienced journalist, you'll learn about like-minded members of your profession with notable stories to tell.And if you're not a journalist, we hope you'll garner or further an appreciation for journalists and realize that they are NOT the enemy...MORE Producer/Network Mark Simon
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 823 Avg Length 38 min Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

14. The Kicker

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The Kicker is a podcast on the media and the world today. It comes out twice a month, hosted by Josh Hersh and produced by Amanda Darrach for the Columbia Journalism Review. It is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.MORE Host Josh Hersh
Producer/Network Columbia Journalism Review
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Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact

15. The Media Scrum

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Mark Saal and Don Porter, co-hosts of The Media Scrum, have a combined 59 years worth of experience in Utah newspaper (and broadcast) journalism. Even though both have moved on to other lines of work — Don is a retired public relations manager and Mark as a high school English teacher — they remain intensely interested in the condition of journalism in the Beehive State and elsewhere. This biweekly podcast features interviews with people who also share an interest in, and have experience with, Utah news media and beyond...MORE Producer/Network The Media Scrum
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 72Twitter 5 Avg Length 64 min Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

16. Newsdive

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Newsdive was founded in January 2020 as a college radio show to support independent journalism and cover under-reported news. Now a podcast, our hosts provide a mix of news commentary, corporate media criticism, and platforming of indie journalists and under-represented voices.MORE Hosts Shane Sarosy, Sam Carliner
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 31Twitter 494 Avg Length 28 min Since Jun 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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17. Journalism Land

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Each episode we interview a journalist about a longform or investigative piece that they've written. We cover how the journalist came up with the story idea, how much pre-reporting they did before they pitched it, what the pitch looked like, and then how they went about writing and reporting the story. The podcast is meant to serve as a resource for students, and journalists who'd like to learn more about their craft.MORE Producer/Network Benjamin Peim
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 267 Avg Length 37 min Since May 2017 Get Email Contact

18. The Tip Off

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Welcome to The Tip Off- the podcast where we take you behind the scenes of some of the best investigative journalism from recent years. Each episode we'll be digging into an investigative scoop- hearing from the journalists behind the work as they tell us about the leads, the dead-ends and of course, the tip offs. There'll be car chases, slammed doors, terrorist cells, meetings in dimly lit bars and cafes, wrangling with despotic regimes and much more...MORE Producer/Network The Tip Off
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 209Twitter 2.9K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

19. The Brand Journalism Advantage Podcast With Phoebe Chongchua

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Listen to the podcast that gives brands a competitive advantage. Each episode is packed with tangible tips on marketing, social media tools, entrepreneurship, creating greater ROI, and inspiration to build a thriving brand. Learn to be the Media and publish content that gives your business a competitive advantage.MORE Producer/Network Phoebe Chongchua, Brand Journalist, New Media Marketing Strategist
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 883Twitter 3.3K Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

20. Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: conversations on journalism aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for an academic as well as a broader audience.
Producer/Network Journalism Studies Center
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Facebook 2.8KTwitter 837Instagram 70.6K Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact