Editor's Note: What's in our Newsroom?

Denver, Colo., Nov 15, 2018 / 15:34 pm

I love CNA's newsrooms.

In Denver, DC, and in Rome, our newsrooms are staffed with smart Catholics, telling interesting stories about the Church and the world. We have great conversations, vigorous debate, and occasionally we have candy taste-test tournaments.

For me, at least, it's fun, inspiring, and informative to hang out in our newsrooms, with the journalists of Catholic News Agency.

We've launched a new podcast that aims to invite you into the conversation. Each episode of CNA Newsroom will give you a rundown of Catholic news, a conversation with one of CNA's journalists going in-depth on a story or issue, and some commentary or analysis. Sometimes we'll interview interesting or unusual people. Sometimes we'll do narrative-style audio reporting. Sometime we'll let our reporters Mary Rezac and Perry West argue over whether Parks and Rec is better than the Office. (It is.)

I'll be your host, and usually I'll be joined by one of CNA's editors. Kate Veik is our executive producer, and she's joined in production duties by Jonah McKeown. Our format might develop with time, because things in our newsroom often develop, and we want to bring you the best Catholic news podcast we can produce. We'll look forward to your feedback and ideas.

Our first episode, which we released today, features reporting, interviews, and analysis from this week's meeting of the U.S. bishops' conference. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Stitcher, and on our website. I hope you'll give it a listen, and let us know what you think.

Welcome to the CNA Newsroom.