Joshua Johnson
Anchor, “The Week with Joshua Johnson,” MSNBC
Joshua Johnson is the anchor of “The Week with Joshua Johnson” on MSNBC. He breaks down each week’s biggest news stories with newsmakers, journalists, politicians, and viewers, going beyond the headlines to provide analysis and critical context. Previously, he was the founding host of NPR's “1A.” Prior to this, Johnson helped launch a news partnership between Miami’s NPR station, WLRN, and the Miami Herald. He also was the morning newscaster for five years at KQED in San Francisco, where he hosted “Truth be Told,” a nationwide public radio series exploring race in America. Johnson has taught podcasting at the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and is active in the National Association of Black Journalists.
Previously
Democracy is in danger, not only in foreign places where autocrats rule, but also here at home. We are divided between those who would let the people rule and those who would...
The emotionally charged trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was a milestone case in a country whose legal system has historically been resistant to convict o...
Our country’s social fabric is badly frayed by distrust, division and exclusion. But across America, people are quietly working to end loneliness and isolation and weave toget...
In a recent book review, Wall Street Journal critic Bart Swain asks a penetrating question: “Isn’t the great problem of our politics precisely that so much of it can’t be cond...
With Congress mired in partisan gridlock and presidents of both parties relying on the growing use of federal executive power, states are playing an increasingly important rol...
Atlanta-based defense attorney and #BillionDollarLawyer Drew Findling discusses the intersection of criminal justice, race, and hip-hop. These issues, common themes in hip-hop...
As consumers increasingly get their news online, and many news outlets shift from advertising-based business models to digital subscription-based business models, what role sh...
It is no secret that leaders, at home and abroad, have a problem with journalists. Rants against news organizations and individuals punctuate conversations in Europe and Asia...
These journalists have made careers out of asking questions and listening to American voices. Especially over the past year, when we’ve so often been described as deeply and h...
Welcome from David G. Bradley and Walter Isaacson; A Conversation on the Future with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, Interviewer: Andrew Ross Sorkin; Brave Ideas: Ani...