Thursday, August 14, 2025 – Getting at the truth: Indigenous journalists’ unique role in reporting
News consumers have a constant stream of information at their fingertips, but how reliable is it and how do people check the facts? Indigenous journalists are a means to bring balanced viewpoints to newsrooms that typically have limited interaction with Indigenous populations. As the annual gathering of the Indigenous Journalists Association (https://indigenousjournalists.org/) gets underway in Albuquerque, N.M., we’ll discuss how journalism is changing and how Indigenous journalists are responding to new pressures for transparency, fact-checking, and bias.
GUESTS
Angel Ellis (https://indigenousjournalists.org/team/angel-ellis/) (Muscogee), director of Mvskoke Media and on board of directors for Indigenous Journalists Association and Oklahoma Media Center
Shaun Griswold (https://blueskydirectory.com/profiles/shaun505.bsky.social?tab=labels) (Laguna, Jemez and Zuni Pueblo), correspondent at High Country News and Native News Online
Nancy Marie Spears (https://www.facebook.com/TheImprintNews/) (Cherokee), Indigenous Children and Families Reporter for The Imprint
Hattie Kauffman (https://www.hattiekauffmanart.com/) (Nez Perce), journalist and first Native American to file a report on a national news broadcast
Break 1 Music: On the Road Missing Home (Corn Dance) (song) Sheldon Sundown (http://sheldonsundown.com/) (artist) Hand Drum/Smoke N’ Round Dance (album)
Break 2 Music: The Gift of Life (song) Randy Wood (http://www.canyonrecords.com/shop/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=CR-6430) (artist) The Gift of Life (album)
