Hearst Demystifying Media Series

The Hearst Demystifying Media Series from the University of Oregon creates a forum for leading media
practitioners and scholars to talk about their work.

Since January 2016, we have hosted more than 40 events, with speakers from Facebook, Vox, BBC,
NPR, National Geographic, OPB, Trusting News Project and Hearken, as well as leading American
Universities such as Stanford, Columbia, Virginia, George Washington and City University of New York.

Alongside recording their public lecture, where possible, we also record podcasts and a short TV studio
interview with participants. Links to these recordings can be found below, alongside podcast transcripts,
interviews with campus radio stations KWVA, and write-ups in the trade press (where applicable).

You can follow or subscribe to media from the series via these channels​:

● Demystifying Media – Talks (YouTube)

● Demystifying Media – Studio Q&As (YouTube)
● iTunes – Podcast​, ​Spotify – Podcast​, ​SoundCloud – Podcast

Titles and organizations listed are correct at the time of the event.

For more information, please contact ​Damian Radcliffe​, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism,
University of Oregon, at ​damianr@uoregon.edu​.

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List of events + recordings
Winter 2020 5
Misinformation Online 5
Claire Wardle, co-founder and Executive Chair of First Draft 5
The emergence of esports 5
esports journalists Mitch Reames and Will Partin, with Maxwell Foxman, Assistant Professor of
Media Studies at the University of Oregon 5
Social Responsibility Reporting 5
Karen McIntyre, Assistant Professor of Multimedia Journalism, Richard T. Robertson School of
Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University 5
Documentary Storytelling 6
Jake Swantko, Academy Award winning Director of Photography 6

Fall 2019 6
Engaged Journalism 6
Ashley Alvarado, director of community engagement at Southern California Public Radio (KPCC +
LAist) 6
In conversation with Matthew Winkler 6
Matthew Winkler, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News 6

Spring 2019 6
How Climate Change Can Be Part of Any Beat 7
Rosalind Donald, Columbia University, PhD Candidate 7
How Power and Privilege Shape Public Discourse in Progressive Communities 7
Sue Robinson, UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication 7
How News Organizations Can Fight Misinformation by Learning from the People Who Believe It and
Share It 7
Mandy Jenkins, JSK Fellow 7
How not to run with scissors: knowing and checking your data 7
Jennifer LaFleur, Data Journalist in Residence, American University 7
The ethics of reporting on your own newsroom 8
Matt Sepic and Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio 8

Winter 2019 8
Business Journalism in a Digital Age 8
Alice Bonasio, Editor-in-Chief, Tech Trends 8
An Evening with Tom Bowman 8
Tom Bowman, National Desk Reporter for the Pentagon, NPR 8
The Music Business as a Petri Dish for Journalism Innovation 9
Cherie Hu, freelance writer, editor and podcaster focusing on the intersection of music and
technology 9

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 Google and Journalism with Richard Gingras 9
Richard Gingras, Vice President of News at Google 9

Fall 2018 9
Why the Future of Journalism is Collaborative 9
Heather Bryant, Founder and Director, Project Facet 9
Changing the Way We See Native America 9
Matika Wilbur, Creator, Project 562 9

Spring 2018 10
Why ‘Solutions Journalism’ Matters 10
David Bornstein, CEO and co-founder, Solutions Journalism Network 10
Reporting in Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela 10
Will Grant, Cuba Correspondent, BBC (2018 Journalist in Residence) 10
How Journalists Can Rebuild Trust 10
Joy Mayer, Founder of the Trusting News project 10

Winter 2018 11
Black Music Mattered: Demystifying Segregation, Integration and the Sounds of Soul 11
John Capouya, Associate Professor of journalism and writing at the University of Tampa 11
Documenting Chicago’s Persistent Gun Violence 11
Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, a 2018 Journalist in Residence 11
Demystifying Investigative Reporting’s Future: Stories by, through and about algorithms 11
James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Stanford University 11

Fall 2017 11
Israeli Media and Threats to Israeli Press Freedoms 12
Alan Abbey, MS ‘77, Shalom Hartman Institute 12
Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms and Toxic Tech 12
Sara Wachter-Boettcher, BA ‘05, Rare Union 12
Why People “Fly from Facts” 12
Troy Campbell, Assistant Professor, University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business 12

Spring 2017 12
Where Data Journalism Comes From 12
C. W. Anderson, Associate Professor of Media and Culture, College of Staten Island, City of
University New York 12
The “Flattening” of News and Its Consequences for Trust (Or, How Designers and Developers Have
Made It Harder to Tell Real from Fake) 13
Stacy-Marie Ishmael, JSK Fellow, Former Managing Editor for Mobile, BuzzFeed News 13

Winter 2017 13
The Future of Local Newspapers 13
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 Christopher Ali, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia 13
Sex, Surveillance and Shopping: How the Arabian Gulf Uses 13
Social Media 13
Sarah Vieweg, User Experience Researcher, Facebook 13
Hackers, Data and Code in the Age of Trump 14
Nikki Usher, George Washington University 14

Fall 2016 14
The 2016 Presidential Election 14
Regina Lawrence, Executive Director, Agora Journalism Center and George S. Turnbull Portland
Center, UO School of Journalism and Communication 14
How NGOs blur the line between PR, Journalism and Advocacy 14
Matthew Powers, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Washington 14
How to Recreate Your Newsroom for the Digital Age 15
Chaired by Kathryn Thier, SOJC Instructor, with: Jan Boyd, director of digital 15
strategy and engagement at OPB, Gerry O'Brien, editor, Klamath Falls Herald 15
& News; and Javier Borelli, president of Por Más Tiempo 15

Spring 2016 15
Journalism and Silicon Valley 15
Claire Wardle, Director of Research, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, 15
Columbia University 15
How Vox uses Snapchat Discover 15
Yvonne Leow, Senior Snapchat Editor at Vox 15
How to reach under-represented communities 15
Tracie Powell, John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University and a 2016 Journalist in
Residence at the SOJC 15
Visual Tour of the Earth through the Eye of a Photojournalist 15
Dennis Dimick, former Executive Editor of Environment, National Geographic, 2016 SOJC
Journalist in Residence 15

Winter 2016 16
Content through a lense of government, advertising and games 16
Dan Hon, Principal at Very Little Gravitas 16
Social Media in the Pacific Northwest 16
Zach Hyder, Partner at Quinn Thomas Public Affairs 16
Engagement - Building better relationships between journalists and audiences 16
Jennifer Brandel, Founder & CEO at Hearken 16
Journalism, Media and Technology predictions for 2016 16
Nic Newman, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 16

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Winter 2020

1. Misinformation Online

Claire Wardle, ​co-founder and Executive Chair of First Draft

Web Page: UO Events Calendar

Full Talk: https://youtu.be/LvDC3QX8w1Y
Q&A: https://youtu.be/hYHkUWgSH6k
Podcast: SoundCloud​,​ ​iTunes​,​ ​Stitcher​ ​and ​Spotify​ ​+ Podcast ​transcript

2. The emergence of esports

esports journalists Mitch Reames and Will Partin, with Maxwell Foxman,
Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oregon

Web Page: UO Events Calendar

Full Talk: https://soundcloud.com/demystifying-media/esports-panel​ ​(Audio Only)
Q&A: Coming soon
Podcast: SoundCloud​,​ ​iTunes​,​ ​Stitcher​ ​and ​Spotify​ ​+ Podcast ​transcript

3. Social Responsibility Reporting

Karen McIntyre, Assistant Professor of Multimedia Journalism, Richard T.

Robertson School of Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University

Web Page: UO Events Calendar

Full Talk: https://soundcloud.com/demystifying-media/43-karen-mcintyre​ (Audio Only)
Q&A: https://youtu.be/GKMaL8evaAA
Podcast: SoundCloud​,​ ​iTunes​,​ ​Stitcher​ ​and ​Spotify​ ​+ Podcast ​transcript
KWVA: https://soundcloud.com/kwva/constructive-journalism-with-karen-mcintyre

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 4. Documentary Storytelling

Jake Swantko, Academy Award winning Director of Photography

Web Page: UO Events Calendar

Full Talk: https://youtu.be/mzx2SSlXCug​ ​(A ​ udio Only​ version)
Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BbK8ZkHw1g
Podcast: SoundCloud​,​ ​iTunes​,​ Stitcher ​and ​Spotify​ ​+ Podcast ​transcript

Fall 2019

1. Engaged Journalism

Ashley Alvarado, director of community engagement at Southern California

Public Radio (KPCC + LAist)

Web Page: UO Events Calendar

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: https://youtu.be/ooLNWxBT69s
Podcast: SoundCloud​,​ ​iTunes​,​ ​Stitcher​ ​and ​Spotify​ ​+ Podcast ​transcript
KWVA: https://soundcloud.com/kwva/demystifying-the-media-ashley-alvarado

2. In conversation with Matthew Winkler

Matthew Winkler, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News

Web Page: Coming Soon

Full Talk: YouTube​. Also available in audio form via ​SoundCloud​, ​iTunes​, ​Stitcher​ and ​Spotify​.
Read the transcript of the conversation via ​Scribd​.

Spring 2019

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1. How Climate Change Can Be Part of Any Beat
Rosalind Donald, Columbia University, PhD Candidate

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: iTunes​ ​& ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon
Article: SOJC website​, I​ JNet​, ​journalism.co.uk

2. How Power and Privilege Shape Public Discourse in Progressive

Communities
Sue Robinson, UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon
Article: journalism.co.uk​, ​IJNet

3. How News Organizations Can Fight Misinformation by Learning

from the People Who Believe It and Share It
Mandy Jenkins, JSK Fellow

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon
Article: IJNet​, ​European Journalism Observatory (EJO)

4. How not to run with scissors: knowing and checking your data
Jennifer LaFleur, Data Journalist in Residence, American University

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube

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 Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon

5. The ethics of reporting on your own newsroom

Matt Sepic and Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio

Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​. Transcript: ​Scribd

Winter 2019
1. Business Journalism in a Digital Age
Alice Bonasio, Editor-in-Chief, Tech Trends

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube​​ & ​ ​Vimeo​​ or ​YouTube
Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: SoundCloud

2. An Evening with Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman, National Desk Reporter for the Pentagon, NPR

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube​ & ​Vimeo
Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Podcast ​Transcript​*
KLCC: KLCC Website
KWVA: Coming Soon

* In the podcast, we are also joined by Tom’s wife, ​Brigid Schulte​, director of the Better Life Lab at
New America. Before joining New America, a non-partisan think tank, Schulte was an
award-winning staff writer for The Washington Post, where she served for almost two decades.
Schulte is also the acclaimed author of the New York Times best-selling book on
time-management and time pressure, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play when No One has the
Time.

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 3. The Music Business as a Petri Dish for Journalism Innovation
Cherie Hu, freelance writer, editor and podcaster focusing on the intersection
of music and technology

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: Vimeo​ ​& ​YouTube
Podcast: iTunes​ ​& ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Podcast ​Transcript
Talk Slides: Google Docs
KWVA: Coming Soon

4. Google and Journalism with Richard Gingras

Richard Gingras, Vice President of News at Google

Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd

Fall 2018

1. Why the Future of Journalism is Collaborative

Heather Bryant, Founder and Director, Project Facet

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: Vimeo​​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon
Slides: Google Drive

2. Changing the Way We See Native America

Matika Wilbur, Creator, Project 562

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube​
Podcast: iTunes​ & ​SoundCloud​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon

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Spring 2018

1. Why ‘Solutions Journalism’ Matters

David Bornstein, CEO and co-founder, Solutions Journalism Network

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: YouTube
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon

2. Reporting in Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela

Will Grant, Cuba Correspondent, BBC (2018 Journalist in Residence)

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon

3. How Journalists Can Rebuild Trust

Joy Mayer, Founder of the Trusting News project

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcribd: ​Scribd
KWVA: Coming Soon

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Winter 2018

1. Black Music Mattered: Demystifying Segregation, Integration and

the Sounds of Soul
John Capouya, Associate Professor of journalism and writing at the University
of Tampa

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Podcast ​Transcript
KWVA: SoundCloud

2. Documenting Chicago’s Persistent Gun Violence

Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, a 2018 Journalist in Residence

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: YouTube​ ​(audio slideshow featuring lots of Jason’s photography)
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Podcast ​Transcript
KWVA: SoundCloud

3. Demystifying Investigative Reporting’s Future: Stories by, through

and about algorithms
James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Stanford University

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ ​(Audio only)
Q&A: YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Podcast ​Transcript
KWVA: SoundCloud

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Fall 2017
1. Israeli Media and Threats to Israeli Press Freedoms
Alan Abbey, MS ‘77, Shalom Hartman Institute

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: SoundCloud

2. Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms and Toxic Tech

Sara Wachter-Boettcher, BA ‘05, Rare Union

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: SoundCloud

3. Why People “Fly from Facts”

Troy Campbell, Assistant Professor, University of Oregon Lundquist College
of Business

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify​ + Transcript: ​Scribd
KWVA: SoundCloud

Spring 2017
1. Where Data Journalism Comes From
C. W. Anderson, Associate Professor of Media and Culture, College of Staten
Island, City of University New York

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 Web Page: Demystifying Media
Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify
KWVA: SoundCloud
Article: MediaShift

2. The “Flattening” of News and Its Consequences for Trust (Or, How
Designers and Developers Have Made It Harder to Tell Real from
Fake)
Stacy-Marie Ishmael, JSK Fellow, Former Managing Editor for Mobile,
BuzzFeed News

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify
KWVA: SoundCloud
Article: MediaShift

Winter 2017

1. The Future of Local Newspapers

Christopher Ali, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify
KWVA: SoundCloud
Article: MediaShift

2. Sex, Surveillance and Shopping: How the Arabian Gulf Uses

Social Media
Sarah Vieweg, User Experience Researcher, Facebook

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 Web Page: Demystifying Media
Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify
KWVA: SoundCloud
Article: MediaShift

3. Hackers, Data and Code in the Age of Trump

Nikki Usher, George Washington University

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube
Q&A: Vimeo
Podcast: SoundCloud​ & ​iTunes​ & ​Spotify
KWVA: SoundCloud
Article: MediaShift

Fall 2016

1. The 2016 Presidential Election

Regina Lawrence, Executive Director, Agora Journalism Center and George
S. Turnbull Portland Center, UO School of Journalism and Communication

Web Page: Demystifying Media (NB: Event was not recorded)

2. How NGOs blur the line between PR, Journalism and Advocacy
Matthew Powers, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication,
University of Washington

Web Page: ​Demystifying Media

Full Talk: ​YouTube

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3. How to Recreate Your Newsroom for the Digital Age
Chaired by Kathryn Thier, SOJC Instructor, with: Jan Boyd, director of digital
strategy and engagement at OPB, Gerry O'Brien, editor, Klamath Falls Herald
& News; and Javier Borelli, president of Por Más Tiempo

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: Vimeo​ & ​YouTube

Spring 2016
1. Journalism and Silicon Valley
Claire Wardle, Director of Research, Tow Center for Digital Journalism,
Columbia University

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​YouTube

2. How Vox uses Snapchat Discover

Yvonne Leow, Senior Snapchat Editor at Vox

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​YouTube

3. How to reach under-represented communities

Tracie Powell, John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University and a
2016 Journalist in Residence at the SOJC

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​YouTube

4. Visual Tour of the Earth through the Eye of a Photojournalist

Dennis Dimick, former Executive Editor of Environment, National Geographic,
2016 SOJC Journalist in Residence

Web Page: Demystifying Media

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 Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​You Tube

Winter 2016

1. Content through a lense of government, advertising and games

Dan Hon, Principal at Very Little Gravitas

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​YouTube

2. Social Media in the Pacific Northwest

Zach Hyder, Partner at Quinn Thomas Public Affairs

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​YouTube

3. Engagement - Building better relationships between journalists and

audiences
Jennifer Brandel, Founder & CEO at Hearken

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: UO Archives​ & ​YouTube

4. Journalism, Media and Technology predictions for 2016

Nic Newman, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Web Page: Demystifying Media

Full Talk: YouTube

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