Matthew McCleary talks to Mike McCleary, photojournalist of the Bismarck Tribune, about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting local journalism, along with a behind-the-scenes discussion of his news assignments.
I talk with Mike McCleary of the Bismarck Tribune about how COVID-19 has impacted North Dakota print journalism and his position as a photojournalist.
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I talk to Mike McCleary, photojournalist for the Bismarck Tribune, about his career as a photojournalist and how the field has evolved since the 1980s.
An idea that started from a delayed oral history project: talk to father about his job as a photojournalist for the Bismarck Tribune, how COVID-19 impacts his job, and provide a behind-the-scenes discussion about covering North Dakota news during the COVID-19 Pandemic.