What makes a journalist stop scrolling and think, “Wait…there’s a story here”?

On this episode of From the Paper to the Pod, host Summer Evans goes behind the scenes with Rough Draft managing editor Cathy Cobbs and reporter Katie Burkholder to explore how curiosity, bias and accountability shape the stories we tell.

Editor-in-chief Beth McKibben joins Summer to talk about covering Atlanta’s ever-changing food scene. While she doesn’t review restaurants in the traditional sense, Beth and dining reporter Sarra Sedghi spotlight local restaurants, the industry, and food and dining trends shaping how Atlanta eats.

Then, Sammie Purcell pulls back the curtain on life as a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic and entertainment journalist. She talks about how she approaches film criticism and what goes into deciding whi ...