The importance of following the money
NPR’s “Planet Money” host Robert Smith said the evolution of the American economy requires every journalist to master the art of following the money, reports Rachel Jones of The National Press Foundation. Jones reports, “He provided examples from his show, such as explaining the housing crisis through a plain-speaking subprime borrower named Clarence. During the 2008 […]
Childs departs “Planet Money” for new opportunity
Business journalist Mary Childs is departing NPR show “Planet Money” for a new opportunity. “It feels crazy to leave the best job in journalism, but I’m really excited about my next new adventure,” she wrote on LinkedIn. She joined NPR in 2019 as a reporter and host. Before that, she was a senior reporter at Barron’s. Childs […]
How “Planet Money” inspired an animated movie
Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge interviewed Julian Glander, whose animated movie “Boys Go to Jupiter” was inspired by the NPR show “Planet Money” and its Tik Tok videos. Here is an excerpt: What kinds of ideas about people’s relationships with money and capitalism were you keen on exploring here? Jack [Corbett]‘s Planet Money TikToks really got my wheels turning […]
Corbett becomes visual host of NPR’s “Planet Money” Tik Tok
NPR announced that Jack Corbett has been named visual host of “Planet Money”‘s TikTok account. Corbett will be “Planet Money”‘s first visual host. NPR’s economics podcast “Planet Money” finds creative, entertaining stories that make sense of the big, complicated forces that move our economy and shape your life. In the early days of the pandemic, Corbett […]
Planet Money’s Corbett explains his TikTok strategy
Sarah John of Teen Vogue interviewed Jack Corbett, who puts together the TikTok videos for NPR’s “Planet Money.” Here is an excerpt: TV: That’s helpful, because many people feel like complex topics come naturally to others and feel bad if they don’t get it immediately. But I think a lot of understanding is just letting things stew, […]
NPR’s Childs on reporting on the rich and powerful
Mary Childs, business journalist and co-host of NPR’s “Planet Money,” shares her hard-earned tips and tricks for reporting on the rich and powerful during this video session presented by the VPM + ICA Community Media Center. Childs explains how she navigated the trenchant reporting required for her new book “The Bond King” this book, including […]
“Planet Money” is hiring a fact checker
Planet Money and The Indicator are two of the biggest daily podcasts around, reaching a combined audience of close to five million people each week online and on-air. We’re a tight-knit group of journalists that move fast and pride ourselves on storytelling standards as high as our journalism standards. We put out a lot of […]
“Planet Money” is hiring a fact checker
Planet Money and The Indicator are two of the biggest daily podcasts around, reaching a combined audience of close to five million people each week online and on-air. We’re a tight-knit group of journalists that move fast and pride ourselves on storytelling standards as high as our journalism standards. We put out a lot of […]
NPR’s “Planet Money” names Guo and Fountain co-hosts
The following excerpt was sent out: Planet Money has named two new co-hosts: Jeff Guo, who was most recently NPR’s inaugural Ishiyama Transparency in Government Legal Fellow, and Nick Fountain, who started as a producer on Planet Money in 2015. Guo and Fountain join co-hosts Kenny Malone, Sarah Gonzalez, Mary Childs, Amanda Aronczyk, Erika Beras, and Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi […]
Making economics stories fun on TikTok for “Planet Money”
Callie Holtermann of the New York Times profiled “Planet Money” assistant producer Jack Corbett and how he makes economics videos fun on TikTok. Holtermann writes, “After studying film theory at Ohio State University, Mr. Corbett was hired in 2019 as an intern on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, where he helped produce segments with Taylor Swift, Coldplay and […]
