Matt & Mike in Quarantine

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. Bismarck Tribune Online Subscription Sale: $3 for 3 Months, Sale Ends May 11 [https://bismarcktribune.com/members/join/#tracking-source=masthead] Mike McCleary's Recent Twitter Post with Nature Shots During COVID-19 [https://twitter.com/mdmccleary/status/1254183420932079617?s=20] March 19: Bismarck Tribune: Newspapers 'essential' during public health crisis [https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/newspapers-essential-during-public-health-crisis/article_c558c9f9-7ccc-5124-a3ce-e46bf811279e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share] March 19: Fargo Forum: Newspapers are indeed 'essential services' [https://www.inforum.com/opinion/editorials/5005555-COLUMN-Newspapers-are-indeed-%E2%80%98essential-services%E2%80%99] April 2: Grand Forks Herald: Journalism and the Herald, needs your support [https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/5026879-Journalism-and-the-Herald-needs-your-support] April 4: Bismarck Tribune: Bismarck Tribune, other Lee newspapers to furlough employees amid coronavirus outbreak [https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-tribune-other-lee-newspapers-to-furlough-employees-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/article_6f2b354a-3f5e-59a7-aef1-f36f487a1253.html] April 17: Jamestown Sun: Jamestown Sun Changes Print Edition to 2 Days [https://www.jamestownsun.com/opinion/columns/5168682-Jamestown-Sun-changes-print-edition-to-2-days#.XpmXJ9O-Xvw.twitter] April 17: Grand Forks Herald: Herald to Cut Print Publication Days to Twice Per Week [/mattandmikeinqt/episode/5166322-Herald-to-cut-print-publication-days-to-twice-per-week] May 1: Grand Forks Herald: Herald to Convert Routes to Mail in Coming Weeks [https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/announcements/6468650-Herald-to-convert-routes-to-mail-in-coming-weeks]

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.