25 Best Journalism Podcasts
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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 Bob Garfield 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 4.7/5Facebook 63.6KTwitter 79.7KInstagram 9.5K Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2020 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 . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. Today in Focus
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Hosted by Nosheen Iqbal and Michael Safi, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, this podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekdayMORE Hosts Helen Pidd, Michael Safi
Producer/Network The Guardian
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 8.9MTwitter 10.7M Avg Length 29 min 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.'MORE Host Al Letson
Producer/Network The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 164.8KTwitter 83.4KInstagram 16.8K Avg Length 48 min Since Sep 2013 Get Email Contact
4. New Books in Journalism
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Interview with Scholars of Journalism about their New Books. The New Books Network is a consortium of author-interview podcast channels dedicated to raising the level of public discourse by introducing scholars and other serious writers to a wide public via new media. The NBN is staffed by Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Marshall Poe, and Co-Editor Leann Wilson.MORE Producer/Network Marshall Poe
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 8.9KTwitter 16.4K Avg Length 58 min Since Apr 2008 Get Email Contact
5. Background Briefing
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Background Briefing is daring narrative journalism: Australian investigations with impact. Our award-winning reporters forensically uncover the hidden stories at the heart of the country's biggest issues.MORE Hosts Alex Mann, Paddy Manning, Annika Blau
Producer/Network ABC listen
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 136.4KInstagram 405.1K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact
6. It's All Journalism
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It's All Journalism is a weekly podcast about the changing state of digital media. Producers Michael O'Connell and Nicole Ogrysko interview working journalists about how they do their jobs. They also discuss the latest trends in journalism and how they impact our democratic society.MORE Producer/Network AllJournalismPod LLC
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 690Twitter 2.6K Avg Length 35 min Since Aug 2012 Get Email Contact
7. 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 4.9/5 Avg Length 39 min 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 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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A podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew.
Producer/Network AEJMC
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 537Twitter 1.1KInstagram 208 Avg Length 32 min Since Sep 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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10. 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 author of three best sellers: 'Slanted,' 'The Smear' and 'Stonewalled.' She is host of the Sunday morning national TV news program 'Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,' which feeds to 43 million U.S. TV households on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CW and Telemundo affiliates. It focuses on fearless, original, factual investigative and accountability reporting.MORE Producer/Network Sharyl Attkisson
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 69.4KTwitter 532KInstagram 9.4K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact
11. 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 center in the comparative study of news media.
Host Caithlin Mercer
Producer/Network Oxford University
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Apple Rating 3.4/5Facebook 29.7KTwitter 8.8K Avg Length 14 min Since Feb 2011 Get Email Contact
12. TheAnalysis.news
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Quality journalism in these very dangerous times.
Host Paul Jay
Producer/Network Paul Jay
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 4.5K Avg Length 30 min Since Jun 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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13. The Journalism Salute
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The goal of this series is to put a spotlight on the people and organizations providing communities and groups with the journalism that matters to them. I want to show that these groups are real and important and that it's really important that we know and respect who they are and what they do. They're not 'lamestream media.' And for aspiring journalists, I want to show that there are so many opportunities available to you. My name is Mark Simon. I am the creator, editor and host of this show.MORE Producer/Network Mark Simon
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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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15. The Suno India Show
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The Suno India Show' is a news show by Suno India combining slow journalism with under-represented and under-reported stories. Covering the diverse range of topics like politics, technology, education and society, the host brings in informative interviews and engaging discussions with experts. The show not only shines a spotlight on stories that matter but keeps the listeners up to date with the latest national news.MORE Hosts Menaka Rao, Sneha Richhariya
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Facebook 10KTwitter 5.8KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 26 min Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact
16. 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 as a 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 weekly 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 74Twitter 5 Avg Length 64 min Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact
17. The J Word
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What is journalism? How can we make it better? What does 'better' look like? We talk about some of these questions -- and answer them -- in our discussions with academics and professionals who've published recently in Journalism Practice. We focus on meanings of advancing digital technologies in journalism, social issues and conditions that journalists (need to) cover, and the future of the field. The podcast is hosted and produced by Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr., a former journalist, Associate Editor at Journalism Practice, and an Associate Professor in Critical Digital Media Practice.MORE Producer/Network Robert (Ted) Gutsche Jr.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 10KTwitter 3.9KInstagram 239 Avg Length 44 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
18. Newsdive
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Newsdive was founded in January 2020 as a college radio show focusing on problems in the world of journalism. Now a weekly podcast, Sam Carliner and Shane Sarosy provide a mix of news commentary, original reporting, corporate media criticism, and platforming of indie/alternative journalists and under-represented voices.MORE Hosts Shane Sarosy, Sam Carliner
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 32Twitter 494 Avg Length 28 min Since Jun 2020 Video Podcast YouTube
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19. The Tip Off
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The podcast where we take you behind the scenes of some of the best investigative journalism from recent years. In 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
20. PHOEBE CHONGCHUA
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Brand Journalism storytelling for converting leads.
Producer/Network Phoebe Chongchua, Brand Journalist, New Media Marketing Strategist
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21. Beyond the Ivory Tower
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Beyond the Ivory Tower : Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. Every month, they catch up with different scholars and journalism professionals and chat to them about their research and some of the most pressing questions they are tackling.MORE Producer/Network Journalism Studies Center
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22. Tricky
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Tricky podcast from Journalism Design uses design methodologies and systems thinking to imagine the future of media.
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Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Brooke Gladstone | Co Host | wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm | @otmbrooke | 25.5K | ||
Micah Loewinger | Co Host | wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm | @micahloewinger | |||
Helen Pidd | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus | 191 | @helenpidd | 53.6K | |
Michael Safi | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus | 191 | @safimichael | 21.5K | |
Al Letson | Host | revealnews.org/episodes | 96 | @al_letson | 83.4K | |
Alex Mann | Co Host | abc.net.au/listen/programs/backgroundbriefing | @alexsmann | 4K | ||
Paddy Manning | Co Host | abc.net.au/listen/programs/backgroundbriefing | @gpaddymanning | 11.3K | ||
Annika Blau | Co Host | abc.net.au/listen/programs/backgroundbriefing | @annika_blau | 658 | ||
Lulu Miller | Co Host | @lmillernpr | 47.9K | |||
Latif Nasser | Co Host | @latifnasser | 72.3K | |||
Caithlin Mercer | Host | podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/reuters-institute-study-journalism | 1 | @caithlinmercer | 1.2K | |
Paul Jay | Senior Editor, Host, President | tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/theAnalysisnews-p1299601 | 55 | @paul__jay | 4.5K | |
Josh Hersh | Host | @joshuahersh | 13.9K | |||
Menaka Rao | Co Host | sunoindia.in/the-suno-india-show | 21 | @menrao | ||
Sneha Richhariya | Co Host | sunoindia.in/the-suno-india-show | 21 | @richhariyasneha | ||
Shane Sarosy | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive | 31 | @newsdive_shane | 875 | |
Sam Carliner | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive | 31 | @saminthecan | 2.3K | |
Brad Friedman | bradblog.com/?cat=675 | 165 | ||||
Marshall Poe | newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/journalism | 42 | @newbooksnetwork | 16.4K | ||
Sharyl Attkisson | justthenews.com/podcasts/sharyl-attkisson-podcast | 36 | @SharylAttkisson | |||
Mark Simon | redcircle.com/shows/the-journalism-salute | 34 | @journalismpod | 823 | ||
AllJournalismPod LLC | itsalljournalism.com/category/podcast | 23 | @alljournalism | 2.6K | ||
AEJMC | journalism-history.org/category/podcast | 16 | @aejhistory | 1.1K | ||
Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio | itsalljournalism.com/category/podcast | 14 | @alljournalism | 2.6K |
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