Aug 23, 2022
00:00 DGT Logo
00:04 Arizona Agenda Journalists
00:09 Welcome to the DGT by President Larry Bodine
00:18 Introduction to Arizona Agenda Journalists
02:08 Arizona Agenda Journalists Comments
22:51 Q&A
Hank Stephenson and Rachel Leingang bring you the political
context, the gossip, and the peeks behind the scene from the
Arizona Agenda newsletter.
Hank Stephenson has written about Arizona for national outlets like
The New York Times, Politico Magazine and Columbia Journalism
Review. But he’s a community reporter at heart. He was most
recently editor and meme-maker at Yellow Sheet Report, a political
tipsheet and gossip rag. He has covered Arizona politics and
government since 2008.
Rachel Leingang has covered government, politics and higher
education in Arizona since 2015, first at the Arizona Capitol
Times, then at The Arizona Republic, where she most recently wrote
government accountability stories with an eye for those impacted
and a focus on problem-solving. She has a master’s degree from
Arizona State University.
Hank is known for showing up and making a scene. You might remember
him when the Arizona House of Representatives created a rule that
would have banned him from the House floor because they were mad
about his coverage of the House speaker.
Arizona Agenda is offering a special discount just for DGT members:
30% off the subscription price!
The newsletter helps Arizonans understand the state’s political
scene and how the government works so readers can make informed
decisions and hold their leaders to account. Arizona Agenda focuses
on the effects of political decisions and the people behind
them.
Thousands of subscribers get the Daily Agenda — a daily email
Monday through Thursday — rounding up the day’s government and
political news along with our own scoops, some gossip or a wild
tidbit. They write the stories that corporate-owned outlets will
never report. “We have no shareholders and aren’t interested in
getting rich. We’ll take your money and pump it directly back into
serving you,” Hank says.
Check out the Arizona Agenda at Arizonaagenda.substack.com.
On Friday afternoons, they send out behind-the-scenes podcasts
about their original stories to their paid subscribers. A paid
subscription costs $10 per month or $100 per year to become a paid
believer in local journalism owned by local journalists.