
Join us each month as we go behind-the-scenes exploring stories from journalists operating in conflict zones, emerging democracies, and humanitarian crises as they deliver trustworthy information to communities that need it most.
These conversations are worthy of your time, and we’ll keep them short: A 15-minute interview with 15 minutes for questions.

Join us for our next episode:
In Conversation with Martin Baron, Former Executive Editor of The Washington Post
Nov 29, 2023 11:00 AM EST
Check out Previous Recordings of Turn the Mic Around

A New Frontier of Gender Reporting
CNN’s Eliza Anyangwe
Managing Editor, CNN’s As Equals


The Fight Against Gendered Disinformation
Lucina Di Meco
Co-founder of #ShePersisted and the author of multiple studies on gendered disinformation

A Year of War on Ukraine’s Free Press
Oksana Romaniuk, Danylo Mokryk, and Andrii Dikhtiarenko
Ukrainian reporters and media leaders

Brazil Elections: A Test for Democracy
Paulo Mota
Brazilian Data Scientist and Elections Analyst

Dishing The Truth: How Conflict, Climate & COVID-19 Impact Food Systems
Thin Lei Win
Founder of Thin Ink and Myanmar Now

Inoculating Against the Infodemic: How Journalists Counter COVID Myths
Grazielle Alemdral del Rio
Independent Journalist

Journalists in Ukraine: The Latest on the Battle Against Disinformation
Galyna Petrenko
Director, Detector Media, Ukraine

Representation Matters: Increasing Women’s Visibility in the News Media
Zofeen Ebrahim
Independent Journalist

Missing From the Story: News Deserts in American Media
E’Jaaz Mason
Program Director, LEDE New Orleans

Media Viability & the Future of Independent News
Churchill Otieno
Head of Development (Nation.Africa) at Nation Media Group & President of Kenya Editors’ Guild

Helping Journalists Translate Vaccine Science
Dr. Jaya Shreedhar
Doctor-turned-journalist based in Chennai, India
Co-author of “Let’s Talk Vaccines”

Demanding Environmental Accountability around the Globe
Fredrick Mugira
Water Journalists Africa’s Founder and Managing Director