Journalists are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace of major policy decisions coming out of the White House.  

At Soundside, we have to prioritize how our team approaches the firehose of news. And for the past week we’ve been asking you, the audience, to give us feedback about how you want the show to handle covering the Trump Administration 2.0.

And boy, did you deliver. We’ve been flooded with calls and emails. 

Requests ranged from completely skipping coverage, to reporting in moderation, to a mandate to keep our heads down and do the coverage, no matter how tough it is. Soundside has been taking all of your feedback into consideration.


It’s safe to say, most newsrooms are working to figure out how to cover the President. To get the local view we spoke to KUOW News Director Jason Pagano, and to get a look at the national scene, we sat down with Washington Post reporter Jeremy Barr.

GUESTS:
KUOW News Director Jason Pagano
Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr

RELATED LINKS:
How our local newsroom plans to cover the second Trump administration - KUOW
How should the news industry cover Trump? Ten top journalists weigh in. - The Washington Post

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Journalists are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace of major policy decisions coming out of the White House.&nbsp;&nbsp;
At Soundside, we have to prioritize how our team approaches the firehose of news. And for the past week we&rsquo;ve been asking you, the audience, to give us feedback about how you want the show to handle covering the Trump Administration 2.0.
And boy, did you deliver. We&rsquo;ve been flooded with calls and emails.&nbsp;
Requests ranged from completely skipping coverage, to reporting in moderation, to a mandate to keep our heads down and do the coverage, no matter how tough it is. Soundside has been taking all of your feedback into consideration. 
It&rsquo;s safe to say, most newsrooms are working to figure out how to cover the President. To get the local view we spoke to KUOW News Director Jason Pagano, and to get a look at the national scene, we sat down with Washington Post reporter Jeremy Barr.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/jason-pagano">KUOW News Director Jason Pagano</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jeremy-barr/"></a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jeremy-barr/">Washington Post</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jeremy-barr/"> media reporter Jeremy Barr</a></li>
</ul>
RELATED LINKS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/how-our-local-newsroom-plans-to-cover-the-second-trump-administration">How our local newsroom plans to cover the second Trump administration</a> - KUOW</li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/01/07/trump-media-news-coverage/">How should the news industry cover Trump? Ten top journalists weigh in. - The Washington Post</a> </li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Soundside host Libby Denkmann shares listener feedback about KUOW's coverage of the Trump Administration. KUOW News Director Jason Pagano shares the Newsroom's approach going forward, and we talk to Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr about the national view.

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