Clara Jeffery's guest appearances

Clara Jeffery

Longform

Recode Media with Peter Kafka

Says Who?

Olivia Nuzzi

Helen Rosner

Ken Burns

Ezra Klein

Kurt Andersen

Nilay Patel

Adam Davidson

Matt Levine

Lydia Polgreen

Charlie Warzel

Ben Smith

Joe Hagan

Jessica Lessin

Roger Bennett

Wesley Morris

OwlTail

Mother Jones

Mother Jones Editor in Chief Clara Jeffery talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the progressive magazine made its business model work on the web, with more than $15 million in revenue per year. Jeffery says the media put itself in an economic crisis by ignoring the business side of its work and argues that the best way to fund "stuff that's not just cat videos" is to ask readers and viewers for donations. She also reflects on how journalism has changed since Donald Trump won the presidency, why she still blames Facebook and Twitter for helping him win and why she's skeptical of media companies "pivoting to video." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mother Jones Editor in Chief Clara Jeffery talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the progressive magazine made its business model work on the web, with more than $15 million in revenue per year. Jeffery says the media put itself in an economic crisis by ignoring the business side of its work and argues that the best way to fund "stuff that's not just cat videos" is to ask readers and viewers for donations. She also reflects on how journalism has changed since Donald Trump won the presidency, why she still blames Facebook and Twitter for helping him win and why she's skeptical of media companies "pivoting to video." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

How to pay for serious journalism (Clara Jeffery, editor in chief, Mother Jones)

Well that escalated quickly. Maureen and Dan play catch up with the events surrounding  the sudden firing of FBI Director  James Comey. Sure, he didn't do well by Clinton's emails, but all indications are he was leading pretty deep investigations into all this Trump Russia stuff. Aaand, now he's not. That's convenient. Oh, and the Russia stuff? Now they're in the Oval Office too. Sure, why not. We also learn about Trump's dessert preferences, what he likes on his salad (surprisingly, not Russian Dressing), and Maureen begins to build a Stranger Things-inspired Spicer Light Wall to get readings from the Sean Spicer stuck in the upside down. There's a lot of smoke, there's a lot of fire, there's a lot of truth and a lot of fiction too. To help them wrap their heads around it all, Maureen and Dan are joined by Mother Jones' Editor in Chief Clara Jeffery as well. SHOW NOTES:  Clara Jeffery is the Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones, whose coverage of Trump, Russia, and the repercussions of the election has been phenomenal. Support journalism! The pecan pie Dan references is from the Carmeilla Grill in New Orleans. Go. You will not be disappointed. The Watergate book Maureen has been listening to (after she finished All the President's Men) is [Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall](Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall )  by Elizabeth Drew. The organ music you hear on this (and other) episodes is performed by Josh Kantor, who in addition to being the official organist of Says Who moonlights as the official organist of the Boston Red Sox. You can hear him play at every home game this year.   Your Intrepid Hosts: Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker Our awesome theme is courtesy of Ted Leo. Says Who's Logo was made by the one and only Darth

Well that escalated quickly. Maureen and Dan play catch up with the events surrounding the sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey. Sure, he didn't do well by Clinton's emails, but all indications are he was leading pretty deep investigations into all this Trump Russia stuff. Aaand, now he's not. That's convenient. Oh, and the Russia stuff? Now they're in the Oval Office too. Sure, why not. We also learn about Trump's dessert preferences, what he likes on his salad (surprisingly, not Russian Dressing), and Maureen begins to build a Stranger Things-inspired Spicer Light Wall to get readings from the Sean Spicer stuck in the upside down. There's a lot of smoke, there's a lot of fire, there's a lot of truth and a lot of fiction too. To help them wrap their heads around it all, Maureen and Dan are joined by Mother Jones' Editor in Chief Clara Jeffery as well. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li>Clara Jeffery is the Editor-in-Chief of <a href="http://www.motherjones.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother Jones</a>, whose coverage of Trump, Russia, and the repercussions of the election has been phenomenal. Support journalism!</li> <li>The pecan pie Dan references is from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Camellia-Grill/104113072958918?rf=250301408353469" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carmeilla Grill</a> in New Orleans. Go. You will not be disappointed.</li> <li>The Watergate book Maureen has been listening to (after she finished All the President's Men) is [Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall](Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall ) by Elizabeth Drew.</li> <li>The organ music you hear on this (and other) episodes is performed by <a href="https://twitter.com/jtkantor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Kantor</a>, who in addition to being the official organist of Says Who moonlights as the official organist of the Boston Red Sox. You can hear him play at every home game this year.</li> </ul> Your Intrepid Hosts: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/maureenjohnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maureen Johnson</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/dansinker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dan Sinker</a> Our awesome theme is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/tedleo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ted Leo</a>. Says Who's Logo was made by the one and only <a href="https://twitter.com/darth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Darth</a>

A HEDGE SALAD IS A SALAD with Clara Jeffery

Monika Bauerlein

Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery are the co-editors of Mother Jones."We probably pay more attention to our fact-checking and our research than almost everybody in our industry. By the time we publish stuff, we make sure it's unimpeachable because people would like to impeach it."Thanks to TinyLetter and HostGator for sponsoring this week's episode.Show notes:@MonikaBauerlein@ClaraJefferymotherjones.comMother Jones on Longform[16:45] Mac McClelland's Mother Jones archive[18:00] "Follow the Dark Money" (Andy Kroll • Mother Jones • Jul/Aug 2012)[19:00] "School of Shock" (Jennifer Gonnerman • Mother Jones • Aug 2007)[21:45] "Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business" (Gary Rivlin • Mother Jones • Mar/Apr 2011)[26:45] "WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser" (David Corn • Mother Jones • Sep 2012)[43:00] "Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke Me. Then I Went Inside America's Prisons." (Shane Bauer • Mother Jones • Nov/Dec 2012) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery are the co-editors of Mother Jones. "We probably pay more attention to our fact-checking and our research than almost everybody in our industry. By the time we publish stuff, we make sure it's unimpeachable because people would like to impeach it." Thanks to TinyLetter and HostGator for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @MonikaBauerlein @ClaraJeffery <a href="http://motherjones.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">motherjones.com</a> Mother Jones on Longform [16:45] Mac McClelland's Mother Jones archive [18:00] "Follow the Dark Money" (Andy Kroll • Mother Jones • Jul/Aug 2012) [19:00] "School of Shock" (Jennifer Gonnerman • Mother Jones • Aug 2007) [21:45] "Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business" (Gary Rivlin • Mother Jones • Mar/Apr 2011) [26:45] "WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser" (David Corn • Mother Jones • Sep 2012) [43:00] "Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke Me. Then I Went Inside America's Prisons." (Shane Bauer • Mother Jones • Nov/Dec 2012) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Episode 68: Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery