Ira Glass praised The 13th Step (produced by New Hampshire Public Radio’s Document team) as “an example of innovation and excellence in public media,” and the duPont-Columbia Awards, Murrow Awards, and Pulitzer Prize honored the series for excellence in investigative reporting in the podcast space. But to get to that point, it took more than 3 years of production planning and station support for the sound-rich journalism of The 13th Step to see the light of day, especially as NHPR navigated both physical and legal threats to its reporting process and staff welfare.
Join The Podglomerate and NHPR for this first session of our two-part case study series as we explore the resiliency of NHPR’s podcasts, including:
- The comprehensive and years-long production planning and editorial process behind The 13th Step
- How NHPR navigated and overcame challenges to its podcast reporting, including physical threats, vandalism, and legal pressures
- Key lessons learned from NHPR maintaining journalistic integrity while ensuring staff safety
- The guiding principle of NHPR’s Document team and how “taking the time to tell the whole story leads to bigger impact”
Designed for newsroom leaders and journalists looking to build – and strengthen – their podcast reporting strategy, this interactive session will provide actionable insights for developing sustainable workflows and support systems for audio journalism.
Moderator:
- Jeff Umbro, Founder/CEO of The Podglomerate
Jeff Umbro is the Founder and CEO of The Podglomerate, the award-winning podcast services firm specialized in production, marketing, and monetization of outstanding audio content representing some of the largest shows in the world – including those from Freakonomics Radio, Netflix, The Boston Globe, PBS, NPR member stations (WHYY, WUNC, LAist, KUOW, NHPR, etc.), The Lever, Harvard, Stanford, and more. Jeff has written for and been quoted in Bloomberg, Morning Brew, Quartz, Adweek, Verge’s Hot Pod, Paste, The Daily Dot, and more, and has spoken at more than a dozen industry conferences, including SXSW, Podcast Movement, Hot Pod Summit, and Book Expo America. Prior to launching The Podglomerate, Jeff was involved in audience growth and business development for companies like Product Hunt, Serial Box, VotePlz, Talkshow, and Goldberg McDuffie Communications.
Speakers:
- Katie Colaneri, NHPR’s Senior Editor of Podcasts
Katie Colaneri is the senior editor of podcasts at NHPR, where she leads the Document team, the station’s award-winning longform narrative audio unit. Prior to joining NHPR, Katie was the assistant news director at WHYY in Philadelphia, where she also worked as a reporter covering energy and politics. Katie is still based in the Philadelphia area and travels to Concord multiple times per year.
- Dan Barrick, NHPR’s News Director
Dan Barrick has been NHPR’s news director since 2016, where he oversees the station’s local journalism in all formats: on-air newscasts and features, digital reporting, and longform narrative work from the Document team.
Anyone is welcome to attend. Tickets are free.
Where will the meetup take place?
This event will be hosted on Zoom. For this particular event, you’ll have the best experience if you join via the Zoom app on a desktop or laptop computer so that you can see the presentation on a larger screen. You can also join using the mobile app, although the presentation may be harder to view.
Can I dial in by phone?
We recommend joining from your computer, tablet or phone using the Zoom app. You won’t be able to access the presentation slides, chat and exercises if you’re dialed in via phone only. If you’re unfamiliar with Zoom, we’ll have staff on hand to troubleshoot, and we also suggest checking out the Zoom support site for more help.
Will this event be recorded?
Yes, this event will be recorded. We will send the recording to everyone who registered after the event, regardless of whether or not they attended.
Will closed captioning be available?
Yes, we will enable Zoom’s closed captioning tool, which now supports closed captioning in both the main room and breakout rooms.