Talking Ageism in Journalism with Ina Jaffe

Generations Bylines

English - April 28, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB
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In this episode of Generations Bylines, Peter Kaldes, President and CEO of ASA, talks with Ina Jaffe. Jaffe covers aging for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. In 2015, she was named by PBS's Next Avenue as one of the nation's top Influencers in Aging. Kaldes and Jaffe discuss her role as a journalist covering the aging beat and how ageism impacts both her work and the journalism industry more broadly.

Host:
Peter Kaldes, President and CEO of the American Society on Aging

Guest:
Ina Jaffe, NPR correspondent covering the aging of America.