# Gerry Jackson

On this episode of The Sports Profession podcast, Hutton Jackson interviews Gerry Jackson, acting sports editor with the Baltimore Sun. He discusses following in the footsteps of his father, sports writer James H. Jackson and spending 39+ years in the industry. He also discusses how the media lands…

Gerry Jackson, director of SW Radio Africa, broadcasts news into Zimbabwe from London via short-wave radio and SMS messaging services. She delivers a powerful and humbling presentation on the difficulties of providing independent information to a country stripped of its most fundamental freedoms.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the influence of David Simon and The Wire, as the Baltimore-set opus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Beginning his career as a police reporter for the much respected Baltimore Sun, David Simon eventually became disillusioned with changes being made …

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