Herd Around the Barn

009 Jane Velez-Mitchell: Citizen Journalism and the Countdown to Year Zero


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In this episode, Kathy Stevens and Jane Velez-Mitchell discuss:
* The importance of multiple strategies in any social change movement
* How Jane scored an exclusive interview with Robert Redford
* Jane's journey from TV reporter and news anchor to host of Jane Unchained, a YouTube channel featuring live coverage of animal rights issues ignored by mainstream media
* Why mainstream media refuses to cover animal rights and animal welfare stories
* A bold initiative to create a vegan world by 2026
Key Takeaways:  
* Major animal rights news is ignored by mainstream media, so people will go to extreme lengths to get noticed, such as getting naked or getting arrested
* Jane Unchained brings coverage to news that no mainstream media will cover
* A network is a production company with a pipeline to an audience – every cell phone is a production company with a pipeline to an audience
* Jane is committed to doing her part to usher in a vegan world by 2026
“Everybody with a cell phone is a potential news network." – Jane Velez-Mitchell Connect with Jane Velez-Mitchell: Twitter: @JVM Facebook: Jane Unchained News Website: JaneUnchained.com YouTube: Jane Unchained News Instagram: @janeunchainednews Connect with Kathy Stevens: Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS, facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary
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Herd Around the BarnBy Kathy Stevens

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