In our podcast studio to discuss the nuances and complexities of constructive journalism is Karen McIntyre, assistant professor of multimedia journalism in the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture at Virginia Commonwealth University. 

According to Dr. McIntyre, "Constructive journalism is an emerging style of journalism in which positive psychology and other behavioral science techniques are applied to news processes and production with the aim of engaging readers by creating more productive news stories, all while maintaining core journalistic functions like serving as a watchdog and remaining accountable."

About our guest:
Karen McIntyre received her PhD in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She previously served on the AEJMC's Electronic News Division and Newspaper and Online News Division. Prior to joining Virginia Commonwealth University, she worked for publications such as the The National Geographic Channel, News21, The Richmond Confidential, and many others. 

Her research interests more broadly involve the processes and effects of digital media, especially as they relate to media psychology. She has won several Top Paper awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and has published in journals such as Newspaper Research Journal and Electronic News.

Find Dr. McIntyre online:
Website: http://karenmcintyre.org/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/kmcintyre3
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcintyrekaren/

Read her book: Her forthcoming book, Perspectives on Social-responsibility Reporting: Theory, Practice, and Effects, which is co-edited with University of Oregon Associate Professor Nicole Dahmen, will be available through Peter Lang Publishing.  

Show Notes:
0:06 - Introductions
1:02 - What is constructive journalism?
2:53 - How did you start researching this topic?
4:26 - Perceptions of constructive journalism
5:40 - Examples of constructive journalism
7:09 - Why is constructive journalism important?
9:00 - How do journalists feel about constructive journalism?
13:39 - What message do you have for students studying journalism?
14:40 - Highlights from Karen's Demystifying Media lecture
17:02 - Impact on constructive journalism on audience engagement
18:05 - What does the research say about constructive journalism?
19:05 - What new research areas are you excited to explore?
20:21 - What research informed your upcoming book?
21:53 - What lessons can we apply from your book to the western journalistic environment? 
22:59 - What role can constructive journalism play in science reporting?
25:09 - What is your upcoming book about?

Read the transcript for this episode: https://www.scribd.com/document/458899392/Demystifying-Media-Podcast-Karen-McIntyre

Video interview with Dr. McIntyre in the studio: https://youtu.be/GKMaL8evaAA

Listen to Dr. McIntyre's lecture on constructive journalism: https://soundcloud.com/demystifying-media/43-karen-mcintyre

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Find more Demystifying Media talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiELNjgZJJI&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zEJifP55GP1ghtQjY3tzoI0

Watch our Q&As with media experts on fake news, data journalism, privacy in the age of Google, indigenous media, technology trends, Facebook algorithms, and so much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiuV9h-MKA&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zGu5TJeuL1SMBVCXlM4ViyL

#42 Exploring constructive journalism with Karen McIntyre

We were fortunate to have director of photography and filmmaker Jake Swantko in our studio to share what goes into producing compelling films like Icarus, which won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Orwell Award for its artful uncovering of an international doping scandal involving one of Russia's top anti-doping scientists. 

About our guest:
Jake Swantko has worked on a number of films, shooting for the Associated Press, ESPN, HBO, National Geographic, PBS Frontline, Time Magazine, Passion Pictures, and Nike. He is a 2011 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

As director of photography, he has shown three films at Sundance: Entrapped (2016), Icarus (2017), and The Dissident (2020), which explored the story of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

At the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Icarus received a special jury prize, the first ever "Orwell Award" for revealing "the truth at a time when the truth is no longer a commodity."

Find Jake online:
Website: http://www.jakeswantko.com/about/
IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5448424/
Q&A with Around the O: https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-grad-jake-swantko-winning-oscar-we-just-exploded

Show Notes:
0:04 - Introductions
01:24 - What is The Dissident about?
05:14 - The role of hacking in Jamal Khashoggi's murder
06:20 - Audience takeaways from The Dissident at Sundance
09:22 - What goes into film distribution?
11:14 - The ethics of film distribution
13:48 - A documentarian's sense of duty to the subject
16:38 - The relationship between documentarian and subject
19:41 - Choosing a stopping point/conclusion for a documentary
26:51 - The importance of screening one's work
31:06 - How to please your audience
33:51 - How did you launch your career in documentary?
35:55 - What have you learned that you didn't know when you started in this field?
37:59 - Media recommendations for aspiring documentarians

Read the transcript for this episode: https://www.scribd.com/document/458807986/Hearst-Demystifying-Media-Podcast-Jake-Swantko

Video interview with Jake in the studio: https:/
/youtu.be/4BbK8ZkHw1g
Listen to Jake's lecture: https://soundcloud.com/demystifying-media/44-jake-swantko

Want to listen to this interview a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/demy%E2%80%A6ia/id1369395906
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/university-of-oregon-school-of-journalism-and-communication/demystifying-media-podcast?refid=stpr
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Och6Oxpkhyo1nC7D6psHI

Find more Demystifying Media talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiELNjgZJJI&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zEJifP55GP1ghtQjY3tzoI0

Watch our Q&As with media experts on fake news, data journalism, privacy in the age of Google, indigenous media, technology trends, Facebook algorithms, and so much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiuV9h-MKA&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zGu5TJeuL1SMBVCXlM4ViyL

#45 Creating compelling documentaries with Jake Swantko

Karen McIntyre is an assistant professor of multimedia journalism in the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture at Virginia Commonwealth University and researcher of constructive journalism. 

In this lecture, Dr. McIntyre discusses her work and key lessons from her forthcoming book, Perspectives on Social-responsibility Reporting: Theory, Practice, and Effects, which is co-edited with University of Oregon Associate Professor Nicole Dahmen (forthcoming, 2020, Peter Lang).

This book will provide an in-depth examination of genres of news reporting that share a common goal — reporting beyond the problem-based narrative, thereby exemplifying a commitment to the social responsibility theory of the press, which asserts that journalists have a duty to consider society’s best interests during the newsmaking process. Such news forms include genres like constructive journalism, solutions journalism, peace journalism, and restorative narrative, among others.

Audience questions have been cut from the Q&A portion of Dr. McIntyre's lecture, but her responses to those questions are included in this recording. 

See the presentation slides from this lecture: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q51DYkpLtwAZsPwMpQ5KA65W9cSwZwS9HFb46-ZopbQ/edit?usp=sharing

About our guest:
Karen McIntyre received her PhD in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She previously served on the AEJMC's Electronic News Division and Newspaper and Online News Division. Prior to joining Virginia Commonwealth University, she worked for publications such as the The National Geographic Channel, News21, The Richmond Confidential, and many others.

Her research interests more broadly involve the processes and effects of digital media, especially as they relate to media psychology. She has won several Top Paper awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and has published in journals such as Newspaper Research Journal and Electronic News.

Find Karen McIntyre online:
Website: www.karenmcintyre.org/
Twitter: twitter.com/kmcintyre3
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mcintyrekaren/

Listen to our interview with Dr. McIntyre on the Demystifying Media podcast:   https://www.scribd.com/document/458899392/Demystifying-Media-Podcast-Karen-McIntyre

Video interview with Dr. McIntyre in the studio: https://youtu.be/GKMaL8evaAA

Want to listen to this lecture a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/demy%E2%80%A6ia/id1369395906
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/university-of-oregon-school-of-journalism-and-communication/demystifying-media-podcast?refid=stpr
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Och6Oxpkhyo1nC7D6psHI

Find more Demystifying Media talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiELNjgZJJI&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zEJifP55GP1ghtQjY3tzoI0

Watch our Q&As with media experts on fake news, data journalism, privacy in the age of Google, indigenous media, technology trends, Facebook algorithms, and so much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiuV9h-MKA&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zGu5TJeuL1SMBVCXlM4ViyL

#43 Guest Lecture: Social Responsibility Reporting with Karen McIntyre

Jake Swantko is the director of photography and documentary producer behind the much acclaimed film Icarus, which won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Orwell Award for revealing “the truth at a time when the truth is no longer a commodity.”

His new film, The Dissident, about slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2020. 

In this talk, Swantko delivers a masterclass on documentary storytelling.

Audience questions have been cut from the Q&A portion of Jake's lecture, but his responses to those questions are included in this recording.

About our guest:
Jake Swantko has worked on a number of films, shooting for the Associated Press, ESPN, HBO, National Geographic, PBS Frontline, Time Magazine, Passion Pictures, and Nike. He is a 2011 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

As director of photography, he has shown three films at Sundance: Entrapped (2016), Icarus (2017), and The Dissident (2020), which explored the story of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

Find Jake online:
Website: http://www.jakeswantko.com/about/
IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5448424/
Q&A with Around the O: https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-grad-jake-swantko-winning-oscar-we-just-exploded

Watch this lecture on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mzx2SSlXCug

Listen to our interview with Jake on the Demystifying Media podcast:   https://soundcloud.com/demystifying-media/jake-swantko-podcast

Video interview with Jake in the studio: https://youtu.be/4BbK8ZkHw1g

Want to listen to this lecture a different way? Find us wherever you get your podcasts:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/demy%E2%80%A6ia/id1369395906
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/university-of-oregon-school-of-journalism-and-communication/demystifying-media-podcast?refid=stpr
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Och6Oxpkhyo1nC7D6psHI

Find more Demystifying Media talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiELNjgZJJI&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zEJifP55GP1ghtQjY3tzoI0

Watch our Q&As with media experts on fake news, data journalism, privacy in the age of Google, indigenous media, technology trends, Facebook algorithms, and so much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiuV9h-MKA&list=PLoqXTlv_f5zGu5TJeuL1SMBVCXlM4ViyL

#44 Guest Lecture: A Masterclass in Documentary with Jake Swantko

The ways we consume and create media and content are changing faster than ever. The Demystifying Media Series at the UO School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) explores the impact of these changes across the communications landscape, enabling us to navigate a way forward.

Hosted by University of Oregon journalism professor Damian Radcliffe, each podcast brings together experts—media practitioners, academics, and researchers—working on the cutting edge of these global changes to the UO campus to discuss the impact of the 21st-century media revolution with students, faculty, and staff.

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