Political commentators say the United Kingdom’s new budget will make or break the Labour Party. Elodie Cockerell, a Junior Reporter with Youth Journalism International, explains.

Budget plan sets new direction for UK, by Elodie Cockerell

FIFA’s first Women’s World Cup futsal tournament is taking place now at Philsports Arena in Manila. Isla Giron, a Junior Reporter with Youth Journalism International, explains the significance (and some of the drawbacks) of the first tournament.

FIFA futsal Women's World Cup is an imperfect but important advance, by Isla Giron

Welcome back!! Today I talk with my good friend Maya Diaz about what its like being a student and sports journalist. We Both work internships and jobs that require a lot from us and in this episode we unpack those things as well as what it takes to be a young sports journalist in the modern age.

Inside The Newsroom: What its like being a Student Sports Journalist

After a seven-year wait, a cornerstone of Black art and culture has returned home. In this episode, The Sidebar's WILL PATTERSON takes us inside the highly anticipated re-opening of The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Originally established in 1968 in a rented loft as the first museum dedicated to African-American art, the institution has grown into a powerhouse featuring hundreds of pieces in its permanent collection and a world-renowned artist-in-residence program.

Will sits down with Chief Program Officer NATASHA L. LOGAN to discuss the museum’s rich history, the years-long journey of the reconstruction, and how this new architectural marvel will shape the future of their mission and the neighborhood of Harlem at large.

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The Studio Museum: Harlem's Artistic Hub Returns

Acclaimed Egyptian screenwriter Mariam Naom spoke about her career in a presentation called “Beyond the Page” at The German University in Cairo this week. Youth Journalism International Reporter Jana Salama was there to get the story.

Screenwriter shares stories of career in Egyptian film and TV, by Jana Salema

The head of the popular Palestinian restaurant talks about the Thanksgiving meal they are holding in Astoria, Queens and why the restaurant chooses to publicly embrace its Palestinian identity. 

Nov. 25: Friendsgiving with Ayat Restaurant Co-Founder CEO Abdul Elentanani

Sarah Ahn and Echo – two organizers with the Flushing Workers Center – discuss why they oppose billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen’s push to open a casino in their working class Queens community. 

Nov. 25, 2025: Flushing Workers Center Organizers Say Casino Bid Is a Bad Bet


In our first segment, we speak to City & State Editor Peter Sterne about who Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani selected for his transition team. He explains what role these committees might play in helping him staff his administration, along with setting policy goals. 

In our second segment we talk to Sarah Ahn and echo - two Flushing Workers Center organizers. We discuss why they oppose billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen’s push to open a casino in their working class Queens community. 

In our final segment we tune into gratitude and the spirit of giving with Palestinian restaurant owner, Abdul Elenani. We talk about a Friendsgiving meal event at Ayat in Astoria, Queens and why he believes in embracing his culture and identity through food. 

Nov. 25, 2025: Mamdani Transition Committees, Flushing Says No to Casino & an Ayat Thanksgiving

This first aired on Tuesday the 2nd of December, 2025 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM breakfast announcer Plemo's intern Ben Andonoudis gives an update on local cricket and sport in the Goulburn Valley region.

Listen to One FM Breakfast with Plemo live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am.

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Intern Ben's Local Cricket and Sports Report - December 2, 2025

St. Nicolas Day, a day of celebration and commemoration of a Christian saint, is one of the most important holidays for Ukrainian children.  Youth Journalism International Junior Reporter Daria Prymak reads this article by Junior Reporter Ann Tsyhanok.

Ukrainian children await St. Nicholas on his feast day, by Ann Tsyhanok, read by Daria Prymak

Dancing with Dementia Interview: Lesley Fisher

Ever wonder who really decides what becomes “news”?
In this episode of Laid Off and Looking, we go inside the assignment desk, the nerve center of every newsroom with Professor Benjamin Davis, award-winning journalist and Chair of Multimedia Journalism at Morgan State University.

Davis has worked at ABC News, MSNBC.com, and NPR, and he’s here to break down the uncomfortable truth:
👉 The stories you see (and the ones you don’t) are shaped by business pressures, predictability, executive preferences, trending topics, and now… AI.

🔍 In This Episode, We Explore:

00:00 - Start
00:37 - Intro
01:46 - “Yellow Journalism” History Lesson
05:56 - Interview Begins
08:14 - Stacking the Rundown
11:12 - Selling a Story
14:02 - How to Know When You’re Show is Bad
16:30 - How to Do Local News
18:04 - Harsh Truths
20:23 - Citizen Journalists
32:51 - Follow the Technology
36:40 - What We’re Missing
40:00 - Oh Lord These People
42:56 - The Risks of Freelancing
46:01 - AI in the Newsroom
51:58 - Why Did You Become a Journalist?

🎧 Professor Benjamin Davis
Professor Davis is a veteran journalist, educator, newsroom leader, and soon-to-be founder of a citizen-journalism app designed to empower the public ethically to tell stories newsrooms can’t or won’t.

💬 Why this episode matters
The public often believes “the media refuses to cover certain stories.”
This conversation explains why newsrooms make the decisions they make, what’s missing, and how journalism must evolve if it wants to survive the era of distrust and digital chaos.

Who Makes the News?

At the Inwood Farmers Market, Palestinian sweets become a way for neighbors to learn about and support families they have never met.

A Small Market Table Creates a Bridge From Inwood to Gaza

In our final segment, John Tarleton talks about Downeast Maine, the wild blueberry harvest and how a small town of fewer than 500 people came together to mourn the sudden death of his former blueberry harvest crew leader. Amid the deep cultural and political divides between big city and rural areas, Tarleton says, his trip reminded him of some of the things we share in common: a longing for community, a desire to live a meaningful life and how common people in both places are exploited and pitted against each other by the same system. 

Dec. 2, 2025: John Tarleton: My Journey to Small-Town Maine

Before he became a world-famous politician and a leading symbol of the democratic socialist movement in the United States, Zohran Mamdani was a little-known candidate for a state Assembly seat in Astoria, Queens. In this interview with The Indypendent News Hour’s John Tarleton, Mamdani introduces himself, talks about why he is running and reflects on the George Floyd Uprising and how policing should be transformed in the New York City and across the country. 

Dec. 2, 2025: From the Archives: Zohran Mamdani’s First Appearance on WBAI on June 8, 2020

Following right-wing Democrat Julie Menin’s victory in the race for City Council Speaker, we spoke with Brandon West, a former member of the City Council’s central staff, about how Menin and her supporters outmaneuvered progressives, the powers she will wield as speaker and how she might try to obstruct Zohran Mamdani when he is mayor. 

Dec. 2, 2025: Brandon West Talks About New Council Speaker Julie Menin & The Power She Will Wield

In our first segment, we speak to Brandon West, a former member of the City Council’s central staff on Julie Menin’s power as speaker and how her stance will affect Zohran Mamdani when he is mayor. 

In our second segment, we bring you an interview between John Tarleton and Zohran Mamdani, long before he became a world-famous politician. They reflect on policing in the United States. 

In our final segment, John Tarleton talks about a trip to Downeast Maine to a blueberry farm where he was reminded by how we all long for community, a desire for a meaningful life and how common people are exploited and pitted against each other by the same system. 



Dec. 2, 2025: New Council Speaker Julie Menin, 2020 Zohran Mamdani Interview & A Trip to Rural Maine

The Sidebar by NYABJ is a show about the world of media, through the lens of Black media-makers. 

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Award-winning journalists Jenna Flanagan and Domenic Camia found themselves on the wrong side of the news industry's downsizing. Now they take audiences inside the headlines, showing how stories really get crafted and asking who truly shapes what we see and hear. Through candid talks with newsroom veterans and media critics, they explore what's actually at stake when journalism faces major challenges. The news is changing, Jenna and Dom are telling the story!

New episodes every Friday.

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