Five Dubs Podcast

By: MDDC Press Association
  • Summary

  • Five Dubs focuses on the who, what, when, where and why of local news media in Maryland, Delaware and D.C. We’ll talk with the journalists about stories behind the news. Five Dubs is a project of the MDDC Press Association and is hosted by Rebecca Snyder and Kevin Berrier.

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Episodes
  • E92: Maryland Kids Code & its Effects with Nina Guise-Gerrity and Kate McLaughlin of Loyola University of Maryland
    Nov 6 2024

    In this episode of The Five Dubs Podcast, MDDC Executive Director and Host Rebecca Snyder explores the Maryland Kids Code, a legislative effort aimed at protecting the data of minors on social media. Loyola University Maryland Philosophy Professor Nina Guise-Gerrity and student Kate McLaughlin discuss their research on the bill's implications for local journalism and media, emphasizing the balance between protecting youth and ensuring the survival of local news outlets. They highlight the challenges posed by social media and the need for responsible data handling, while also addressing concerns about the bill's potential impact on local journalism. This conversation explores the intersection of local media and social media, the challenges posed by recent legislation, and the evolving landscape of journalism, particularly in relation to youth engagement and the future of local news. The speakers discuss the implications of social media on local journalism, the complexities of legislative efforts to support local media, and the need for ongoing dialogue about the role of journalism in communities.

    CLICK HERE to learn more about MD Kids Code.

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    44 mins
  • E91: County Sports Zone, Jake Shipley and Darius Long
    Oct 31 2024

    On this week’s episode of Five Dubs: Marketing Pros, host Kevin Berrier has a conversation with Jake Shipley and Darius Long of County Sports Zone, a digital platform dedicated to high school sports in Maryland. We explore the brand’s inception, growth, and future, and discuss the challenges they faced, including the impact of the pandemic, and how they adapted to meet the needs of their audience. They highlight the importance of community engagement, the diversity of their user base, and the innovative features they are developing, such as the student ambassador program and spirit points system to enhance user interaction.

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    46 mins
  • E90: Gag Orders on Public Information Officers with Kathryn Foxhall of SPJ
    Oct 23 2024

    In this episode, host Rebecca Snyder welcomes Kathryn Foxhall from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) to discuss a crucial issue affecting journalists today: the growing difficulty in accessing public information due to gag orders imposed by public information officers (PIOs). Kathryn shares insights from her extensive experience in fighting for transparency, highlighting a pivotal case led by journalist Brittany Haler (covered previously in episode #37). Together, they explore how gag orders restrict the free flow of information, the challenges journalists face in getting the full story, and how the fight for transparency is not over. Kathryn and Rebecca also dive into the legal battles being fought by First Amendment clinics and discuss ways journalists and citizens alike can push back against this concerning trend. This episode sheds light on the vital role journalists play in ensuring government accountability and the importance of continuing this fight for the public's right to know

    Tune in to hear how SPJ and others are tackling this issue and what can be done to protect the integrity of journalism in the face of increasing censorship.

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    A message from Kathryn Foxhall:

    "A number of journalism groups, including the Society of Professional Journalists, have long fought the bans, in agencies and elsewhere, against employees speaking to journalists, or from speaking to them without notifying the authorities, often through the public information office.

    We have had what we hope is a groundbreaking legal settlement in which a journalist filed a suit for herself against an agency’s restrictions. Reporter Brittany Hailer sued the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh which prohibited even the medical personnel from talking to reporters, even as a high death rate was alleged. Yale Law School Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press represented her.

    In April Hailer won a favorable settlement with strong First Amendment language supporting employees’ and contractors’ right to speak to reporters.

    In light of the settlement, SPJ has issued a call for action against gag rules and “Censorship by PIO.”

    Frank LoMonte, previously head of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, provided foundational thinking on the issue in a 2019 report. Frank says these constraints are unconstitutional, that many courts have said so, and that journalists should be able to bring their own cases. A shorter version of that report is here.

    Glen Nowak, a former CDC communications director, has said that presidential administrations hand down mandates on what may be said and who reporters may talk to; that the controls have tightened under every president since Reagan; and that they are explicitly political.

    A list of resources is here."

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    34 mins

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