ABOUT
US.
OUR MISSION AND VISION.
Humanity in Journalism is a podcast featuring reflective conversatins with journalists about reporting choices and their subjects including the human impacts beyond publication.
Humanity in Journalism is a podcast dedicated to exploring how reporting choices affect real people.
Through conversations with journalists, editors, and media professionals, we examine the philosophies, pressures, and decisions that shape modern journalism — and the human consequences that follow when stories enter the public sphere.
We also interview the people - the subjects- of these stories, and how their lives have been impacted.
This is not a platform for outrage.
It is a space for curiosity, honesty, and reflection.
Journalists are often taught to stay behind the story.
But journalism itself is shaped by human choices — about language, framing, sourcing, and emphasis. Those choices influence how stories are understood and how lives are affected.
Humanity in Journalism asks:
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How do reporters navigate responsibility and pressure?
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What happens to families after the story goes live?
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How do journalists think about impact — if at all?
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What does integrity look like in practice, not theory?
These are not confrontational interviews.
They are thoughtful conversations about craft, ethics, and consequence.
We center:
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The lived realities of reporting
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The people inside the headlines
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The audiences who absorb narratives
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The journalists doing the work
Humanity in Journalism is the storytelling arm of The Media Integrity Project, an initiative focused on media ethics, public education, and the human impact of journalism.
Together, they reflect a shared belief:
Strong journalism benefits from reflection and not defensiveness.
Truth matters.
Accuracy matters.
And so does humanity.
Because stories don’t end at publication.
Humanity in Journalism:
Where reporting meets reflection.
OUR
GUESTS.
OUR
HOST.
Jessica has over twenty years of sales experience in B2C, B2G, and B2B space working for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between. She was the Founder of FAT Brands Foundation, a 501c3 dedicated to empowering communities and families and was the Co-Founder of Society of Saleswomen, a non-profit organization dedicated to women in sales and business. It was through these efforts she won Los Angeles Business Journal Non-Profit Executive of the Year (Emerging) in 2024.
She is currently the Founder of The Media Integrity Project, the parent entity to Humanity in Journalism.
Jessica holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Foster School of Business, University of Washington, and an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business and received her certificate in Modern Journalism in 2026 from NYU.
A Personal Statement from Jessica:
My husband went through a terrible government investigation from 2021-2026 (that was eventually dropped) and there was a lot of press around it. He would forward me all of the journalists questions and I would read the subsequent articles knowing that there was missing context, facts, and sourcing. It changed the way I viewed every article out there, and so I started to become hyper-aware and curious about how it all worked.
I just completed my MBA in 2022 and I didn’t want go back to a full time degree program, so I took an online course through NYU called Modern Journalism. Through this course I learned the basics - how to write a story, sourcing, attribution, fact checking, ethics, and so much more. This (in combination with my lived experience) allowed me the confidence to build out an AI tool that evaluates articles on these very fundamentals and the Society of Professional Journalism Code of Ethics. The methodology for it all is transparently posted here: https://reporterlens.app/methodology
In addition to the tool, I created this podcast with the intention for it to be a reflective, conversational podcast, rooted in data. I use the trend analysis and subject surveys to measure mental health and relationships after an article is published about a person or entity being written.
My goals:
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journalist reflection and understanding of real-life consequences of articles
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subject support on understanding an article being written about you or your organization
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audience education in learning how and what is presented and missing for more critical thinking
All based in data.
We all want quality, trustworthy journalism and I really believe it comes back to the basics and ethics. Articles are quoted in congressional hearings, in election debates, and reviewed by banks and insurance companies. Personal and business decisions are made off of the written word. Let’s make sure it’s accurate and complete.