Mark Simon (he/him)
marksimon.bsky.social
Mark Simon (he/him)
@marksimon.bsky.social
Editorial at Sports Info Solutions

Host: The Journalism Salute pod.link/journalismsalute

Formerly, ESPN, Baseball Tonight.

Mets notes writer. Wrote "The Yankees Index" book.

Play-by-Play: Muhlenberg/DeSales

Creator- A Lasting Legacy documentary
Haven't plugged my journalism interview podcast in awhile

This episode is an interview with Maryam Jameel @propublica.org @maryamjameel.bsky.social

We talked about her work, how ProPublica is creative in finding sources for stories, and much more

Try us:
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November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
New journalist interview

Ishan Thakore of Colorado Public Radio and a former researcher/associate field producer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee talked about making stories for radio and for late night TV

@coloradopublic.bsky.social @ishan-thakore.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New journalist interview!

Portland-based Bryan Vance has a newsletter about shopping smartly for groceries.

He compares prices, provides examples of budgets, and shares stories about local options

Definitely a replicable model of service journalism

LISTEN:

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August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New interview:

Angilee Shah (@angshah.bsky.social) of Charlottesville Tomorrow (@cvilletomorrow.bsky.social) on what a CEO & editor-in-chief of a non-profit newsroom does, what media get wrong in covering immigration, why journalists need to embrace the struggle

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July 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New journalist interview:José Ignacio Castañeda Perez

A timely one about what it's like to cover immigration from a reporter who covers it from all sorts of angles, including a day in the life of an immigration court room

Hope you'll listen.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New journalist interview!

Pulitzer finalist @marcelagarcia.bsky.social
‬ of the Boston Globe shares her story and walks us through writing op-eds and editorials that are important to Boston's Latinx community

LISTEN: pod.link/journalismsalute (and pick your app there)
July 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New journalist interview!

Pulitzer finalist @marcelagarcia.bsky.social‬ of the Boston Globe shares her story and walks us through writing op-eds and editorials that are important to Boston's Latinx community

LISTEN:

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July 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Latest episode of my journalism podcast is an interview with JEA Student Journalist of the Year Alan Tai

Based in California, headed to Northwestern. A well-rounded student journalist from a school that has produced 2 JEA national winners in recent years

pod.link/journalismsalute & pick your app
June 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My latest journalist interview is with the Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social who writes about architecture and design and making cities better for children and communities.

A different kind of important journalism

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June 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Have a new journalist interview up.

Take it on your daily commute.

It's with Justin Baxley, the creator of More Than A Number

Justin took a personal tragedy and applied the lessons he learned to help an important group- families of murder victims

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June 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New journalist interview: Roberto Camacho (@robcamachosd.bsky.social)

Roberto talked about living the freelancer life in San Diego, empowering underrepresented communities, and how he writes stories that center those closest to the harm being perpetrated

pod.link/journalismsalute
May 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My latest journalist interview is with Mollie Simon (@mrsimon22.bsky.social‬ ) a research reporter at Pro Publica (@propublica.org).

If you're interested in what goes into the behind-the-scenes on stories for a prominent news outlet, this is a good one for you

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May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Have a great journalist interview up (much better than watching the Sunday pundit shows)

@taragarciam.bsky.social covers the intersection of education and technology. A job where it's important to remember your purpose

Good one if you're in education in any way.

pod.link/journalismsalute
May 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New journalist interview: Tara García Mathewson, Education Journalist

An important discussion about what it's like to cover the intersection of technology and education - particularly AI and student surveillance

pod.link/journalismsalute

@taragarciam.bsky.social @themarkup.org @calmatters.org
May 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM