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Intention is direction: Discovering the responsibility of journalistic storytelling

by Ashton Boggan | Jul 18, 2025 | Ashton Boggan

One thing I learned this week was the power of intention when writing. How am I going to depict this moment? Why am I telling this story? The choices a writer makes shapes the reality of the story. Choices become responsibility when you are a reporter telling another...

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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 for that week.

This #NPRNextGenRadio project was sponsored by Cincinnati Public Radio.

Our journalist/mentors for this project were:

  • Bec Feldhaus Adams, News Director, Louisville Public Media, Louisville, KY
  • George Bodarky, Reporter Trainer, NPR, New York, NY
  • Becca Costello, Local Government Reporter, Cincinnati Public Radio, Cincinnati, OH
  • Luke X. Martin, Culture Editor, KCUR, Kansas City, MO
  • Tana Weingartner, Senior Editor/Reporter, Cincinnati Public Radio, Cincinnati, OH

Our staff:

  • Managing Editors – Elizabeth Gabriel, Southside Reporter, Mirror Indy, Indianapolis, IN; and Gabriela Saldivia, Independent Editor/Producer, Seville, Spain
  • Digital Editors – Elma González Lima Brandão, Digital Editor, KPBS, San Diego, CA; Laura Gonzalez, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and Alexis L. Richardson, Editor & Content Strategist, Philadelphia, PA
  • Audio Tech/Engineer – Tina Tobey Mack, Freelance Audio Engineer/Sound Designer, Somerville, MA
  • Illustrators – EeJoon Choi, Los Angeles, CA; Shideh Ghandeharizadeh, Los Angeles, CA; and Ard Su, New York, NY
  • Visual Editors – Jaz’min Franks, Freelance Photographer and Creative Director, St. Louis, MO; and Alex Harshaw, Harshaw Audio LLC, Columbus, OH
  • Copy Editor –  Brent L. 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.