In this episode, JNP talks with Jason Mittell, Professor of Film and Medias Culture at Middlebury College in Vermont. Author of several key manuscripts on television culture, Prof. Mittell is also a key figure in the development of videographic

Alexandra Bell

Aug 1st, 2019 45m 29s

Counternarratives: A Conversation with Alexandra BellOne of the most important questions you can ask about media is how it represents – ideas, things, people. But it’s not just a question of what the mechanisms for representation are. Instead

Siva Vaidhyanathan

May 16th, 2019 42m 39s

Antisocial Media: A Conversation with Siva VaidhyanathanIn this installment, JNP sits down with Prof. Siva Vaidhyanathan to talk about his latest book, Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy. The conversation d

Dr. Amanda Lotz

Apr 17th, 2019 33m 37s

We Now Disrupt This Broadcast: A Conversation with Amanda D. LotzIn this installment of Modern Media, JNP talks to Dr. Amanda D. Lotz about her latest book, We Now Disrupt This Broadcast: How Cable Transformed Television and the Internet Rev

Dr. Adrienne Russell

Jul 20th, 2018 32m 5s

Journalism as Activism: A Conversation with Adrienne Russell In this installment, JNP sits down with Dr. Adrienne Russell to talk about the changing worlds of both journalists and activists as they engage the intersection of emerging technolo

Anne Helen Petersen

Jul 3rd, 2018 25m 16s

In this installment, JNP sits down with Anne Helen Petersen - senior culture writer for Buzzfeed and the author of the recent book, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman – to talk about balancing academic and jou

Frank Lomonte

Apr 26th, 2018 28m 10s

"Show your work": A Conversation with Frank LoMonteIn this installment, JNP sits down with Frank LoMonte to talk about the importance of student media, the value of journalism education, and the need for transparency and the free flow of info

Juli Metzger

Mar 27th, 2018 29m 20s

"Nothing drives traffic like news": A Conversation with Juli MetzgerJNP talks with Juli Metzger about the role of media literacy education, journalistic entrepreneurship, and the importance of local media at a time when our media environment

Michael O'Connell

Feb 19th, 2018 22m 14s

“Everybody Should Be Podcasting”: A Conversation with Michael O’ConnellIn this installment, JNP sits down with Michael O’Connell to talk about the role of podcasting in journalism, the changes that digital platforms have brought to the work o

From Franchise to Hometown: A Conversation with ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen

Jan 25th, 2018 16m 46s

In the summer of 1978, Bill Rasmussen hatched what is surely one of the most impactful innovations in the history of television: the 24-hour cable network, ESPN. As the founder and former President of the company, Rasmussen helped develop the n

“Design is content, design is journalism”: A Conversation with Sara Quinn

Jan 8th, 2018 36m 47s

In this installment, JNP talks with Sara Quinn about visual journalism and the importance of design for news. Far beyond simply adding graphic elements to news production, design is central to the way that news is consumed, the degree to which

Net Neutrality Part IV

Dec 13th, 2017 29m 5s

Part IV: WarfareIn the final installment of our series on net neutrality, I talked by phone with Prof. Barbara Cherry of the Media School at Indiana University. Our topics of discussion ranged from primary definitions of regulatory structures

Net Neutrality Part III

Dec 13th, 2017 15m 20s

Part III: What Do you Mean by ‘Fast Lane’?In Part III of our series on net neutrality, I talk with Prof. Doug Harms of the Computer Science Department at DePauw University. I sat down with Prof. Harms to find out just how the technical elemen

Net Neutrality Part II

Dec 13th, 2017 19m 41s

Part II: New Marginalized SpacesIn Part II of our series on net neutrality, I sit down with Prof. Leigh-Anne Goins of DePauw University. We discussed how the prospect of rolling back net neutrality regulations could have direct effects on the

Net Neutrality Part I

Dec 13th, 2017 11m 50s

Net Neutrality Part I: Who Cares About Netflix?In Part I of our series on net neutrality, I talk with Prof. Andrew Cullison who serves as the Director of the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. We spoke about the relation

Indira Lakshmanan

Dec 11th, 2017 25m 30s

JNP sits down with Indira Lakshmanan to discuss the problem of "fake news," the difficulty of reporting on politics in the era of President Trump, the erosion of trust in the news media, and how that trust might be re-established. Indira Lasksh

Craig Silverman

Nov 16th, 2017 30m 34s

BuzzFeed's News Editor, Craig Silverman, has been on the trail of fake news for years. In this installment of JNP talks with Silverman, about fake news: what it is, where it comes from, the economic and political impulses for creating and shar

Jill Frederickson

May 5th, 2017 14m 27s

Jonathan Nichols Pethick interviews Jill Frederickson, DePauw '92, Vice President, SportsCenter & News Editorial Operations, ESPN

Riley Ray Robbins

Apr 26th, 2017 28m 49s

"Antelopes and Jaguars: A Discussion with Riley Ray Robbins"JNP talks with Riley Ray Robbins, a Development Executive at Back Roads Entertainment, about the varied roles of reality television in contemporary television culture - as it relates

"Here's Why You Should Care: An Interview With Dana Ferguson of The Argus Leader"

Apr 1st, 2017 20m 40s

In this installment of modern_media JNP talks with Dana Ferguson, the political reporter for The Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dana discusses the varied roles of a print journalist in the age of digital distribution, her early attr

"Seeing in All Directions: An Interview with Ben Solomon of The New York Times"

Jan 17th, 2017 24m 51s

In this installment of JNP talks with multimedia journalist Ben Solomon of The New York Times about the emerging world of virtual reality storytelling as a tool for journalists. Solomon discusses the possibilities as well as the limitations of

Center Points - with journalist Rick Horowitz

Apr 7th, 2016 29m 20s

In this previous incarnation of the modern_media podcast, Dr. Nichols Pethick speaks with journalist Rick Horowitz about his career in opinion writing and commentary across media platforms.

Center Points - Jim Brown, former Dean of the School of Journalism at IUPUI

May 7th, 2015 28m 18s

In this previous incarnation of the modern_media podcast, Dr. Nichols Pethick sits down with Jams Brown, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the School of Journalism at IUPUI, to talk about the future of journalism education.

Center Points - Dr. Seth Friedman

Feb 17th, 2015 32m 32s

In this previous incarnation of the modern_media podcast, Dr. Jonathan Nichols-Pethick and Prof. Seth Friedman discuss the function of the Academy Awards.

Center Points, Dr. Erin Copple-Smith

Feb 9th, 2015 19m 22s

In this previous incarnation of the modern_media podcast, Dr. Nichols Pethick talks with Erin Copple-Smith, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at Austin College about managing the nuts and bolts of teaching contemporary television and film.