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Learning things you thought you already knew: The NextGen Experience

by Hunter Vasey | Jul 14, 2023 | Hunter Vasey

When I applied to be a part of NPR’s Next Generation Radio project, I had no idea what to expect. I was familiar with audio storytelling and considered myself skilled in the area. Little did I know, halfway through the week I’d be relearning how to work Adobe...

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The Next Generation Radio Project is a week-long digital journalism training project designed to give competitively selected participants, who are interested in radio and journalism, the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own multimedia story. Those chosen for the project are paired with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor.

This #NPRNextGenRadio project was funded by Iowa Public Radio.

Our journalist/mentors for this project were:

  • Mariana Dale, K-12 Education Reporter, LAist 89.3, Los Angeles, CA
  • Nina Earnest, Freelance Podcast Producer, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Dani Gehr, Bureau Reporter, Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA
  • Zachary Owen Smith, Bureau Reporter, Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA
  • John Pemble, Politics Reporter/Host, Iowa Public Radio, Des Moines, IA

Our staff:

  • Managing Editors – Michelle Faust Raghavan, Founder, Claridad Media, Portland, OR and Gabriela Saldivia, Editor & Producer, Freelance Journalist, Seville, Spain
  • Digital Editors – Josie Fischels, Digital Producer, Iowa Public Radio, Des Moines, IA; Hayley Sanchez, Editor & Host, Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Springs, CO and Laura Gonzalez, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Audio Tech/Engineers – Patrice Mondragon, Tech Producer, Colorado Public Radio, Denver, CO and P.J. Shahamat, Audio Producer, KCRW, Los Angeles, CA
  • Illustrators – Emily Whang, Baltimore, MD; Eejoon Choi, Los Angeles, CA and Yunyi Dai, Los Angeles, CA
  • Visual Editors – Kevin Beaty, Denverite, Denver, CO and Lucius Pham, Iowa Public Radio, Des Moines, IA
  • Copy Editor – Brent Smith, Freelance Copy Editor, Los Angeles, CA

      NPR’s Next Generation Radio program is directed by its founder, Doug Mitchell, Consultant, NPR, Washington, D.C.