March 01, 2022

In the Newsroom: Localizing global events; Sorting fact from fiction

34 minutes

In this week's episode, the newsroom debates appropriate and inappropriate uses of exclamation points, periods, and thumbs-up emojis! 👍. Michelle begins to dive into a story on local employment and challenges the City of Stillwater is facing in attracting and retaining talent. Beau and Michelle interview locals with some perspective on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how journalists sort fact from fiction in the ever-increasing number of social media sources.

Articles mentioned in the show: 

City of Stillwater considers options for recruiting and retaining employees – https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/city-of-stillwater-considers-options-for-recruiting-and-retaining-employees/article_8c3ee1f2-96ae-11ec-8b69-377ab4e7c6f1.html

OSU professor says Ukraine unwilling to accept puppet regime, but external pressures needed for Putin withdrawal – https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/osu-professor-says-ukraine-unwilling-to-accept-puppet-regime-but-external-pressures-needed-for-putin/article_d0d72068-968b-11ec-bf21-670eee19e55f.html

Recorded: Feb 25, 2022

Episode permalink: https://www.studiostillwater.net/in-the-newsroom-ep37-localizing-global-news

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