About Our Guest

Hilke Schelmann is an Emmy-Award winning journalist, freelance reporter and journalism professor at NYU. She covers artificial intelligence and the future of work for the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian and MIT Technology Review amongst others.  She was a showrunner and reporter for the Wall Street Journal's video series Moving Upstream and her work has been featured in The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, TIME, The Atlantic and many others. She won an Emmy for her direction and filming of the documentary "Outlawed in Pakistan" which was also dubbed “among the standouts” at the Sundance Film Festival and she was a finalist for the Peabody Awards in 2017 for her investigation into student debt for VICE's flagship news magazine VICE on HBO. 

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Show Notes
1:07: What inspired you to start writing about AI
5:02: How companies use AI in job hiring processes
9:38: Drawbacks of using AI in job hiring processes
12:34: Improvements to job hiring processes
15:18: Advice for job seekers to succeed
21:06: What should journalists do to hold AI accountable
23:14: The need to improve AI literacy
26:41: Takes from lecture at University of Oregon
28:30: Optimism for the future of Journalism and AI

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Greg Constantine is a documentary photographer, author, visual journalist whose work primarily focuses on human rights, injustice, and equality. Constantine has been featured in The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, The New Republic, The Atlantic, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, CNN, and Al-Jazeera. Constantine spent over 11 years documenting stateless communities in 18 countries, has worked with several international human rights organizations, and exhibitions of his work have been shown in over 50 cities around the world. He has also received several awards for his work including the Distinguished Visiting Fellowship at Queen Mary University of London. 

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LinkedIn

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Show Notes
01:09: Inspiration to get started in photography
04:11: Advantages of doing long-form journalism
06:24: Starting in this field later in life 
08:19: How unexpected career journeys can be
09:33: Seven doors on immigration project

16:09: Creative initiatives
23:29: Separating advocacy and journalism in his work 
29:50: How long-form journalism changes the approach 
35:15: Experience giving a lecture at UO

39:59: Future Projects

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Jackie Gutierrez is the founder and owner of Women Kick Balls, an independent media company providing free articles for soccer fans at all levels. Jackie has over nine years of experience covering the National Women's Soccer League and the US Women's National Team. In 2025, Jackie created Women Kick Balls Coffee Company, brewing fresh coffee which she sells online and operates as a mobile coffee cart to connect with families at youth soccer games. She also provides media and public relations services to soccer organizations, athletes, and content creators and is a contributing writer at Forbes.com.

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Instagram

X/Twitter

TikTok

YouTube

Show Notes
00:03: Guest introduction
01:24: Inspiration for Women Kick Balls
07:29: Women Kick Balls's audience
09:43: Managing time as an entrepreneur and journalist
14:16: Biggest lesson learned in business
24:00: Most surprising aspect of Women Kick Balls
26:50: Challenges of being an independent journalst  
31:10: Proudest accomplishment
39:11: Coming to UO as an alum

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Jackie Gutierrez is the founder and owner of Women Kick Balls, an independent media company providing free articles for soccer fans at all levels. Jackie has over nine years of experience covering the National Women's Soccer League and the US Women's National Team. In 2025, Jackie created Women Kick Balls Coffee Company, brewing fresh coffee which she sells online and operates as a mobile coffee cart to connect with families at youth soccer games. She also provides media and public relations services to soccer organizations, athletes, and content creators and is a contributing writer at Forbes.com.

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Roberto Valenzuela is a wedding, portrait, commercial and fashion photographer partnered with Canon USA. As a Canon Explorer of Light, Valenzuela is recognized for his innovative use of light in photography and outstanding influence in the photography field. His wedding photography has been featured in Cosmopolitan Bride, Rangefinder and Professional Photographers of America. He is the top-selling wedding photography author on Amazon with his Picture Perfect and Wedding Storytelling series'. 

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Amazon Author Page

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Rose Rimler is a senior producer for the Spotify/Gimlet Media podcast Science Vs. An alumni from the University of Oregon, Rose graduated with a masters in marine biology and conducted studies on oysters in the Pacific Northwest. She was a AAA Mass Media fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has written for the Raleigh News and Observer, Healthline, and Sleep Review Magazine. 

Science Vs. researches claims made on social media and examines whether the ideas are based in fact or not. Science Vs. takes material from political discourse and controversial opinion, with topics ranging from universal healthcare to fad diets. Rose's work for Science Vs. has been praised in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Atlantic, and more. 

Find Rose Rimler Online
-Linkedin
-Twitter
-Gimlet

Show Notes
00:03: Guest Introduction
01:20: Rose's marine biology background 
04:25: Moving from science to news writing 
07:51: Internship culture and changes with COVID-19
09:46: The multi-media journalism learning curve 
12:01: Background on Science Vs. 
14:40: Rose's favorite episodes of Science Vs. (Mass Shootings: How do we stop them?, Who Killed Affordable Housing?, Coronavirus: Pregnant in a Pandemic)
19:39: Benefits of audio as a medium for storytelling
21:43: Transitioning show styles to follow trends 
32:54: Rose's recommendations for science news (Ed Yong, Gina Kolata, Decoding the Gurus, Debunk the Funk, Abbey Sharp) 
34:45: Advice for aspiring science communicators
37:10: Wrap-up 

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Jason Rezaian is an award-winning journalist and global opinions columnist for The Washington Post, writing primarily on international affairs, press freedom, and human rights issues. He has devoted his life to advocating for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and rights for journalists abroad and at home.

Formerly the Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Rezaian is the host of 544 Days, the acclaimed Spotify Original podcast series based on his 2019 best-selling memoir, Prisoner, about his time as a hostage in Iran and the extraordinary efforts it took to free him. 

Rezaian was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership in 2023 and serves as executive director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Hostages and Wrongful Detention.

Find Jason Rezaian Online:
- Washington Post
-  Linkedin
- Twitter
- Instagram

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Erin Aubry Kaplan is a journalist with nearly three decades of experience as an opinion columnist. Her  career spans various prestigious publications throughout the United States, notably the New York Times, Politico, and the Los Angeles Times, where she made history as the inaugural black opinion columnist. Kaplan's writing delves into an array of topics, with an emphasis on race-related issues, alongside broader discussions on culture, politics, and the arts. Her work has been featured and published in various anthologies. 

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- Website
- Twitter

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Danny Parker, a PhD candidate at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin Madison is an ethnography researcher focusing on political engagement and media access. 

Danny's research examines the role communication ecologies play in the reproduction of poverty, and the development of political identity. As an ethnographer, she chronicles the lived experiences of extremely impoverished rural and urban communities by living among them and documenting their everyday lives. Danny has a professional background in international education. She taught English as a second language for seven years before pursuing her PhD. She obtained her bachelor's degree in applied linguistics from Georgia State University and her master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Her work has been recognized by awards from the International Communication Association (ICA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). And she's been published in leading peer reviewed journals such as the Mass Communication and Society.

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Today we're joined by Danny Parker, a PhD candidate at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin Madison. 

Danny's research examines the role communication ecologies play in the reproduction of poverty, and the development of political identity. As an ethnographer, she chronicles the lived experiences of extremely impoverished rural and urban communities by living among them and documenting their everyday lives. Danny has a professional background in international education. She taught English as a second language for seven years before pursuing her PhD. She obtained her bachelor's degree in applied linguistics from Georgia State University and her master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Her work has been recognized by awards from the International Communication Association (ICA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). And she's been published in leading peer reviewed journals such as the Mass Communication and Society.

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LinkedIn

Twitter

University of Wisconsin School of Journalism and Mass Communication Profile

Taylor & Francis Online Research Paper

Show Notes:

00:02: Guest Introduction
01:14: Danny's introduction to research
03:24: Uncovering a research topic
08:43: The relationship of government and media to impoverished communities
16:52: Solutions to political disengagement
20:33: Advocacy in media
25:05: The response to Danny's research
27:33: Wrap-up

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Adriana Lacy, an award winning journalist and consultant based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the founder and president of Adriana Lacy Consulting: a full service digital consulting firm helping publishers and businesses to grow their digital audiences. She is also an adjunct lecturer in the Journalism Department at Brandeis University, and the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, in recognition of her work as the founder of Journalism Mentors, a website dedicated to advancing early career journalists through mentoring and paid media opportunities. Prior to this, she worked in audience and engagement roles at Axios, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Nieman foundation.

Find Adriana Lacy Online:
- Website
-  Linkedin
- Twitter
- Instagram

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