Beyond the Newsroom

Media unions, internet trolls, Tik Tok journalists, and more.

Stay tuned for Season 2 of Beyond the Newsroom, debuting Tuesday, April 6th!

French freelance journalist Hélène Guinhut spent five years saving thousands of euros to make it to the U.S. Her dream was to cover the 2020 presidential race. And she did—for a few months, at least. When COVID hit, she had to head back to France, where she is braving a changing media landscape.

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.

Black Lives Matter protests across the country have prompted what’s being called a “racial reckoning” within majority-white newsrooms. Black journalists working within these spaces are speaking openly about the systemic racism they have experienced. Beyond the mainstream, though, black-owned newspapers and broadcasters have been the voice of the community for decades, out of necessity. In this episode, we head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to speak with one of the first black family-owned papers in the United States about how it is trying to innovate.

Silence is a statement, and so is speaking up. Some journalists aren’t waiting until they release an end-of-career memoir to reveal challenges in the newsroom. They’re taking a stand on Twitter and other social media platforms.

In this episode, a look at how high-profile journalists are using their social media privilege to call out the mainstream news business. Crystal and Renata also open up about times they advocated for diversity and spoke up for stories.

Grab a glass of water for this one.