We are not like any other podcast production company. Cited Media is a truly academic initiative, with an innovative, evidence-based, and peer-reviewed method.
Cited Media is founded and directed by Gordon Katic, a scholar, educator, and award-winning journalist (see full biography). He is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, where he focuses on science, health, and environmental journalism. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health, where he teaches risk and health communication. Previously, he taught podcasting as a Visiting Professor at Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology.
Nadeen Shaker is the lead producer at Cited Media. Originally from Egypt, Nadeen is an award-winning journalist and storyteller, working in both publishing and podcast production. She has produced shows for the Kerning Cultures network, and has a master’s degree from NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She loves telling stories, especially ones that involve people, cultures, and human rights.
Katic and Shaker work with a variety of producers, hosts, designers, and research assistants at Cited Media across several programs.
Since 2013, Cited Media has been developing a unique method of podcast production. The core of this method is co-production, which typically brings together scholars, students, journalists, and sometimes community groups. Between these relationships, Cited Media plays the role of knowledge broker, ensuring that the podcast team leverages the unique strengths of each team member. This was developed with the support of funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and is illustrated in this figure to the left.
The end result is a podcast that is informed by multiple viewpoints, breaking down epistemic boundaries and facilitating learning across those boundaries. This is evidenced by our award-winning podcasts, as well as multiple scholarly assessments. To learn more, you can read evaluation conducted by leading knowledge mobilization scholars, or the peer-reviewed article about Cited in the top science communication journal.
SCHOLARLY PARTNERS
We have worked in partnership with many of the top Canadian schools (and some American schools) on Cited Media-published podcasts, as well as our client-published podcasts. If you would like to learn more about how Cited Media can help your organization, look at our services page and email us today.
