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Shop Talk
Hosted by Rich Egger

Join TSPR for a weekly conversation about media issues. News Director Rich Egger and expert panelists discuss what’s in the news about the news business. (View Shop Talk archive.)

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  • Journalism at the grassroots level
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether the future of journalism will depend on grassroots efforts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • College newspaper buys two community papers
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists share their thoughts on The Daily Iowan’s purchase of two local weekly newspapers. The Daily Iowan is the student newspaper at the University of Iowa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Reporter’s actions raise ethics concerns
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether a reporter for The Boston Globe got too personally involved in a story about assisted suicide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Local journalism task force releases report
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about the findings of the Local Journalism Task Force in Illinois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Iowa might make mug shots confidential
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss legislation in Iowa that would make mug shots confidential in most cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Journalists losing their jobs at Sports Illustrated and Pitchfork
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss the large number of journalists losing their jobs at Sports Illustrated and Pitchfork.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Covering the 2024 presidential campaign
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss whether well-reported coverage of issues in the 2024 presidential campaign will reach a broad audience, given the highly polarized nature of media consumption today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • New outlets for former broadcasters
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists talk about former cable TV hosts who’ve found a new home online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Documenting news deserts
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss a report from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism that documents news deserts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Bad practices in sports journalism
    Shop Talk is a weekly discussion about journalism issues. This week, the panelists discuss an NFL sideline reporter who occasionally made up information, and they talk about the apparent use of AI at Sports Illustrated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.