In this journey, you’ll collaborate as a production team to produce a podcast series about the Cop City project that includes research, pitching episodes, outlining episodes, hosting the podcast, and editing. We’ll try to understand why these cop cities are popping up, why people are resisting their construction, and different ideas around what makes a community “safe.” Great for mentees who are interested in social justice, journalism, and podcasting.
Learning Objectives
- Develop a basic understanding of journalism and the ethical considerations around being a journalist
- Understand the contemporary Stop Cop City movement, specifically in Atlanta and NY but also nationwide
- Identify the production process for a podcast and operate as a production team
- Pitch and outline an episode idea
- Narrate and/or edit at least one episode
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Applications for the Spring 2025 Cycle are open!
Priority Deadline: December 31, 2024
Final Deadline: January 15, 2025
Cycle(s) Offered:
Fall 2024 (Oct ’24 – January ’25) – Spring 2025 (March – May)
Time:
4 hours per month
Areas of Focus:
Nonfiction, Activism, Audio, Journalism, Media, Podcasting
Requirements:
- Complete Uncovering Cop Cities Course
- Attend Journey Meetings
- Attend at least one Community Engagement Experience per month
- Complete at least 2 pair sessions per month
- Collaboratively create 8 podcast episodes to be published on Spotify and through Girls Write Now’s website
Investigative Podcasts Journey Package
As a mentee or mentor in the Investigative Podcasts Journey, you’ll have access to an online course designed to help you discover podcasting as a medium and the specific history and context of Cop City. You’ll be paired with a mentee or mentor for two full cycles, and you’ll meet with them at least twice each month. You’ll attend meetings with other participants in the Investigative Podcasts Journey once a month along with select workshops and partnership events.
Investigative Podcasts Courses
Investigative Podcasts offers a course to introduce podcasting as a medium and the specific history and context of Cop City, which mentees and mentors can explore in further depth in pair sessions, community engagement events, and through more journeys in future cycles.
Uncovering Cop Cities
This course will introduce key components of journalism, discuss different podcast structures, explain how to write a pitch and do independent research, and dive into the topic of Cop City – what it is, the movement against it, and it’s environmental impacts.
This course/These courses are offered as a part of this journey package. If you’d like to take a course without joining a journey, click here.
Investigative Podcasts Mentoring
Mentees and mentors in the Investigative Podcasts Journey will be matched for two cycles. Pairs will meet for at least two one-hour sessions each month.
This Journey requires a two cycle commitment to a mentorship relationship. If you’d like to mentor but cannot commit to a full cycle, click here.
Investigative Podcasts Community Experiences
Mentees and mentors in the Explore Tour Journey must attend at least one Community Experience per month, such as Exploratory Community Studios, College & Career Chats, Affinity Group Meetings, and Salon Experiences.
- October 19, 1-2 pm ET: Uncovering Cop Cities Orientation Studio
- November 16, 11-12pm ET: Journalism Workshop
- December 7, 11-12 pm ET: Unpacking the Resources
- January 18, 11-12:30pm ET: Research Activity + Brainstorming Session
This Journey requires attendance at the community experiences listed above. If you’d like to attend a community experience, but cannot commit to this Journey, click here.
Adventures
Journalism 360
Multimedia 360
Public Policy 360
Investigative Podcasts is a Journey in the Journalism 360, Multimedia, and Public Policy Adventures.
Journeys in the Journalism 360 Adventure focus on building skills to investigate, analyze, and write about world events. It is recommended for mentees and mentors who want to embrace journalistic integrity.
Journeys in the Multimedia 360 Adventure focus on creating in particular medium. It is designed for mentees and mentors who want to express ideas with digital and audio techniques.
Journeys in the Public Policy 360 Adventure focus on the ways that writing and creating can impact public policy. It is designed for those who want to learn more about how to make change in technology, reproductive health, climate change and more.
Learn more about the other Adventures offered at Girls Write Now below
Not ready for a Journey?
If you want to be a part of the Girls Write Now Collaboratory but you aren’t ready to join a Journey, you can participate in individual writing courses, short-term mentoring services, and select community engagement experiences. See all of the options available to you below!
Writing
Take a course without joining a journey, being paired with a mentee or mentor, or attending community experiences.
Mentoring
Meet with a mentee or mentor without joining a journey, accessing writing courses, or attending community experiences.
Community
Attend Community Experiences without joining a journey, being paired with a mentee or mentor, or accessing writing courses.