On this episode we’re joined by Jordan Gass-Poore (GOSS-PO-ray). To try to pin down one job for Jordan is hard. She has 116 projects listed under experience on her LinkedIn page. One expertise is in podcast production and reporting on topics such as climate change and public health but she does plenty of written work too. She’s a graduate of Texas State University with a Masters in investigative journalism from the University of London.
Jordan talked about the path through many different jobs. We spotlighted a podcast about environmental hazards she conceived, narrated, and produced for NJ Spotlight News, a piece she wrote about what TV and movies gets wrong about having a parent in prison, and the journalist networking and media collective she’s co-founded, Local Switchboard NYC.
She also explained that as a freelancer, there’s a lot of things she does beyond just doing the writing, and offered tips on producing and writing for audio. And she highlighted how journalism allows us to find connections with each other that we might not otherwise.
Work examples:
Hazard NJ Podcast
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/podcasts/hazard-nj/
What Movies And TV Get Wrong About Having A Parent In Prison
Jordan’s salutes:
Michael Sol Warren, her former editor at NJ Spotlight News and now reporter at WNYC
Jamie Kraft, senior managing editor, NJ Spotlight News
Joe Lee, NJ PBS general manager
Vernon Loeb, Inside Climate News
The Journalism Salute 