{"podcast":{"title":"Backlight","slug":"backlight-6136461","podcast_index_feed_id":6136461,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d90d7698/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.lighthousereports.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36315382/36315382-1707825089853-e71c6ddacf677.jpg","author":"Lighthouse Reports","episode_count":33,"summary":"Backlight is a podcast produced by the investigations team at Lighthouse Reports. Every month we take you inside real world investigations to explain how they work, who works on them and how to get involved.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:17:32.188546+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461"},"episode":{"title":"Who is journalism for?","slug":"who-is-journalism-for","published_at":"2025-07-30T12:18:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461/who-is-journalism-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lighthouse-reports/episodes/Who-is-journalism-for-e367nno","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/d90d7698/podcast/play/106208440/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-30%2Fa8517f9f-2fe6-668d-135d-dc109baf3761.mp3","summary":"How can journalists make sure their stories reach the people they’re about? This month on Backlight, we talk to journalists who are rethinking how and who they report for. Part 1: Beatriz and Tessa speak with Cynthia Gichiri, a multimedia journalist at Africa Uncensored, who took a story about the health dangers of pesticides on the road through rural Kenya to get it to the farmers most at risk. Part 2: A conversation with Mazin Sidahmed, who co-founded Documented, a newsroom that was designed from the ground up to serve immigrant communities in New York City in the languages they speak on the platforms they already use. Part 3: 5 practical things journalists at any outlet can do to make sure their reporting reaches affected communities. Investigations mentioned: Cynthia’s ‘Poison PR’ documentary Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions Website - Twitter - BlueSky - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com","meta_description":"How can journalists make sure their stories reach the people they’re about? This month on Backlight, we talk to journalists who are rethinking how and who…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1865,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backlight-6136461/episodes/who-is-journalism-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461/who-is-journalism-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}