Beyond the Newsroom Renata Sago and Crystal Chavez

Stephen Satterfield’s mission is to bring the true origins of food culture and traditions to light. Fed up with racist gatekeeping in the food media industry, he launched his own independent food media company, called Whetstone Media. In this episode, the new host of the Netflix show “High on the Hog” shares with us why trailblazing is so necessary.

Have you ever thought of packing up and moving abroad? Just disappearing and starting a new life? Our guest Gabriella Lindsay did just that. Lindsay and her family document their new experiences in a YouTube vlog. 
In this episode, Lindsay shares what motivated her to take on her dream, what she discovered when she got there and she shares advice for anyone itching to leave the states.

Zoom, Twitter, and other parts of the Internet are virtual battlegrounds for journalists in the modern-day war over free speech. We find ourselves braving battles to defend ourselves and our work from online trolls. In this episode, we receive words of wisdom from two writers — Elvis Alves and Edna Ninsiima — who have experienced online bull ish. Warning: Offensive language in this episode.

It's the medium for the ever-shortening attention span, the mindless scrollers looking for something interesting enough to stop them from swiping up. It's that thing some are addicted to-- and some feel they missed the boat on. We talk TikTok in this episode. Azia Celestino posts some hard news along with pop culture reflections. She joins us to chat about why she does the news on TikTok, how she comes up with non-stop content...and does TikTok pay? Just wondering...

Media unions and leadership laid out goals and promises for diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2020. So how's that going? Has there been any measurable change at large public broadcasting institutions like NPR and the BBC? And what does all of this mean for independent creatives who contract with these institutions? In this episode, we do a pulse check on the state of union efforts. 

Media unions, internet trolls, Tik Tok journalists, and more.
Stay tuned for Season 2 of Beyond the Newsroom, debuting Tuesday, April 6th!